Hong Kong action choreographer linked to bomb plot, charged with possessing array of weapons
- The fitness trainer-turned-action choreographer was arrested along with a 72-year-old retiree and two others in Friday raids
- Prosecution says duo was in phone contact with alleged bomb conspirators arrested in December
A Hong Kong action movie choreographer has been linked to an alleged plot to target police officers with a remote-controlled bomb and charged with possessing an array of weapons in his Kwun Tong workshop.
James Chan Cho-ko, 54, who also acted in a 2019 movie about undercover police and gangs, was among three men and one woman arrested on Friday after police raided a trio of Kowloon district locations.
He appeared in West Kowloon Court on Sunday alongside 72-year-old retiree Chan Kin-tat. The men faced two counts each in relation to possessing arms, ammunition and weapons. The others arrested were released on bail without charge.
But he said the prosecution was unclear about the defendants’ motives in holding the weapons and asked to adjourn the case for further investigation.