Hong Kong protests: renovation worker gets four months’ jail for role in unlawful assembly after march against extradition bill
- Ng Ho-wing, 33, was in a group of 200 people who charged police outside the legislature after a million-strong march descended into chaos
- Ng was seen lifting the emergency crash gate and moving crowd control barriers towards the law enforcement cordon with unidentified others
A Hong Kong renovation worker has been jailed for four months for taking part in an unlawful assembly outside the legislature after a million-strong march against the extradition bill descended into chaos last year.
Ng Ho-wing, 33, was on Tuesday sentenced over his role at the protest, which involved some 200 people charging at a police cordon outside the public entrance of the closed Legislative Council complex just after midnight on June 10.
The unlawful assembly came after an estimated 1.03 million people marched peacefully from Victoria Park in Causeway Bay to Tim Mei Avenue in Admiralty, in protest against the extradition bill, which would have opened the door to sending suspects to mainland China.
Eastern Court heard the group of 200 had initially gathered at the designated public activity area for protest, but turned disorderly when some members began dismantling the crowd control barriers and lifting an emergency crash gate.
Police then formed a cordon in front of the entrance and issued 10 warnings to stop protesters from charging at officers, but to no avail.
Ng was seen lifting the emergency crash gate and moving the barriers towards the cordon together with some unidentified individuals.
