Hong Kong Police take to Facebook after woman filmed hurling abuse at officer
The officer involved in the incident posted a message saying that “strict enforcement action is necessary to maintain and promote road safety” after the video went viral on Monday
A traffic policeman who was verbally abused by a woman for nearly three minutes on a busy Hong Kong street while issuing a ticket to a motorist on Sunday has said that “strict enforcement action is necessary to maintain and promote road safety” in a post on the police Facebook page.
A message on the social media page said Senior Constable Cheung Wai-nam, also known as “Lion sir”, who is a member of the Enforcement and Control division of Hong Kong Island traffic unit, does not feel good issuing tickets to drivers.
Speaking in a one-minute video clip posted late on Monday night, he said that to ensure the safety of road users, officers always conduct traffic enforcement actions, especially at locations that are identified as “accident blacksites”.
“We fully understand that some of the offenders being prosecuted will be unhappy and few of them may become agitated,” Cheung said.
“We take enforcement actions to enhance the road safety awareness of road users and raise the alertness of road users in order to reduce the number of fatal traffic accidents.”
“We wish all of you to return home safely” was his final message in the video.