Hong Kong protests: reporter charged with possession of ammunition after he was stopped carrying submunitions of tear gas grenades and rubber and sponge-tipped bullets, court hears
- Chow Man accused of carrying a host of used ammunition without a licence, when he was stopped by officers at Exit B of Sai Wan Ho MTR station
- Principal Magistrate Bina Chainrai adjourns the case to January 14 next year and remands Man in custody
A reporter in Hong Kong has been charged with possession of ammunition after he was allegedly found collecting submunitions of tear gas hand grenades and rounds of rubber and sponge-tipped bullets used by police for examination.
Eastern Court on Tuesday heard that Chow Man, 26, was accused of carrying a host of used ammunition without a licence, when he was stopped by officers at Exit B of Sai Wan Ho MTR station in the early hours of November 18.
Court documents showed the collection included 23 pieces of submunitions of 38mm CS projectile round, nine pieces of submunitions of CS hand grenade, five cartridges of 38mm CS projectile round and a piece of CS hand grenade fragment.
He was also accused of carrying a cartridge of a 38mm rubber baton round and another of a 40mm React round, meaning a sponge-tipped bullet.
But the Tseung Kwan O resident was not required to enter a plea on a count of possession of ammunition without a licence as prosecutors sought more time for forensic examination and legal consultation.