Hong Kong protests: Disney cast member, Australian tutor, and politician among those charged in connection with lunchtime demonstration
- 29 defendants aged 17 to 35 accused of a range of offences from unlawful assembly to assaulting police
An Australian private tutor, a Hong Kong Disneyland employee, and 27 other local residents have been charged over a lunchtime protest in Central on Tuesday.
The 29 defendants, aged between 17 and 35, included a District Council election candidate, four students, and individuals from a range of occupational backgrounds such as teaching, acting, stage lighting, engineering and catering.
The 21 men and eight women were among 142 people arrested on Tuesday as the anti-government movement entered its sixth month, with protesters adopting a new strategy of escalating weekday violence.
Australian private tutor Rebecca Louise Nunan, a 32-year-old Hong Kong resident who the court was told had a history of anxiety and mood disorder, was accused of attempting to assault police officers, for allegedly dropping a brick from a pedestrian footbridge between World Wide House and Exchange Square, with a group of officers nearby.
She was released by Principal Magistrate Bina Chainrai on HK$10,000 bail, plus HK$10,000 surety, with the condition she remain in Hong Kong, obey a curfew, and return to Eastern Court on January 9.