Two alleged members of the Sun Yee On triad society have been found guilty of planning to kill a man to take over his rumoured illicit businesses.
Tang Yuk-fai, 30, and Sze King-kwok, 33, were found guilty by a Court of First Instance jury of one count each of conspiracy to commit murder, over a bungled attempt to shoot dead 50-year-old Tang Pui-cheung on June 12 last year.
Tang Yuk-fai was found guilty by a majority of six jurors to one. One of the masterminds of the failed plan, he collapsed in the dock after the verdict was read. A relative in the public gallery sobbed loudly as Tang was helped to his feet.
The jurors were unanimous in the decision about Sze.
Recorder Andrew Macrae SC will hear mitigation on behalf of the duo this afternoon.
Their co-accused, 42-year-old Hung Pui-hung, was found not guilty by a majority of five jurors to two of a single count of conspiracy to commit murder over the failed attempt on Mr Tang's life.
Wong Dung, 17, walked free from the dock after he was unanimously found not guilty of one count of assisting an offender to commit a crime. An additional charge against Mr Wong, of possessing a pistol without a licence, was dropped during the trial after it was found he had no case to answer.