Youths jailed for rape bid

TWO youths were yesterday jailed for six years for trying to rape a 13-year-old runaway in a deserted container terminal.

They were acquitted of a rape charge after the High Court was told the girl's hymen was still intact.

Cheung Yuen-chung, 21, and Cheung Man-tsan, 16, were sentenced to six years in prison. The third defendant's tender age spared him a similar fate.

The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sent to a training centre.

All three defendants had denied rape and attempted rape.

'What you did was cowardly and disgraceful,' Mr Justice Wong said before passing sentence.

He added that the girl's young age made their crime more serious.