Hong Kong protests: minor among 18 people charged with rioting and possession of offensive weapons
- Fourteen people appeared in open court while three were in hospital
- The minor was heard separately and granted bail
Eighteen Hongkongers, including one underage boy, were charged with rioting and possession of offensive weapons over the anti-government protests last Saturday.
Of them, 14 appeared in an open court on Monday as three were still in Princess Margaret Hospital. The minor’s case was heard behind closed doors in the juvenile court at Kowloon City and he was granted bail.
These defendants were among those arrested on Hong Kong Island on Saturday after a Christian rally in Wan Chai morphed into a procession to the nearby police headquarters and the Government House in Central, while another group marched from Causeway Bay to Admiralty.
Police also arrested 63 people that evening, including 54 men and nine women, aged 13 to 36, at Prince Edward and Mong Kok MTR stations, which were vandalised by protesters.