Hong Kong social-distancing: bar employee killed as midnight closure sparks wild triad brawl in Tsim Sha Tsui
- The fight, which left three other bar staff injured, erupted around 12.30am when members of the Wo Shing Wo triad refused to leave
- Allegedly now controlled by a gang associated with the 14K faction, the pub on Austin Road is located just 300 metres from a police station
Police are hunting more than 20 suspected members of the 14K and Wo Shing Wo triads in connection with the fight, which took place inside the mezzanine-level pub on Austin Road at around 12.30am.
The bar, allegedly controlled by a 14K-associated gang, is located inside a commercial building just 300 metres away from Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station.
A dispute ensued when staff asked more than 10 customers to leave, only for patrons occupying one of the rooms to refuse. Under the city’s social-distancing rules, all pubs and entertainment venues must be shut by midnight. There were five employees working at the time of the incident.
A police source said the customers were suspected members of the Wo Shing Wo triad and some had worked as bouncers at the pub when it was still run by their faction.
