Two men charged with rioting over Hong Kong train station attack on protesters and passengers denied bail
- Fanling Court rejects bail applications from Lam Koon-leung, 48, and Lam Kai-ming, 43, after hearing they teamed up with others to launch assault
- Four men in total have now been charged over incident at Yuen Long MTR station on night of July 21
Two Hong Kong men charged with rioting over an indiscriminate attack on passengers at a Hong Kong railway station last month have been denied court bail.
Fanling Court rejected applications from both Lam Koon-leung, 48, and Lam Kai-ming, 43, on Monday after hearing they teamed up with others to launch a mass assault on passengers at Yuen Long MTR station on July 21.
“You can apply for bail from the High Court,” acting Principal Magistrate Don So Man-lung told them.
Four people in total have now been charged over the incident which is believed to be linked to the recent anti-government protests. The pair were among a group of 30 arrested by police.
Prosecutors have said that 50 men, clad in white shirts, attacked train passengers with rattan sticks, wooden poles and iron pipes on the station’s concourse and inside a train. Many were protesters heading home following an anti-government demonstration on Hong Kong Island.
The two defendants, both car sales managers, faced a joint charge of rioting. They are accused of taking part in a riot with others at the station on the West Rail line.