Hong Kong protests: three admit to taking part in violent assault of mainland Chinese man last year, court hears
- One of the trio also admits to attacking a drunk local, whom protesters mistook for a policeman when he attempted to clear a roadblock on October 5, 2019
- District Judge Anthony Kwok will sentence them on October 28
Two men and a woman had admitted to taking part in the violent assault of a mainlander who was visiting Hong Kong during last year’s social unrest, a court heard.
One of the men also admitted to attacking a drunk local, whom protesters mistook for a policeman when he attempted to clear a roadblock that obstructed his way home on the first night of demonstrations following the government’s ban on masks on October 5, 2019.
The District Court heard the 29-year-old visitor, named only as X, was walking alone back to his hostel in Mong Kok that evening when a woman identified him as a mainlander and drew the attention of about 30 black-clad individuals, who then assaulted him.
Videos played in the court showed saleswoman Wong Yee-ting, 23, holding up a rainbow-coloured umbrella that blocked cameras from recording the attacks, which took place intermittently while the group moved from Nathan Road to Argyle Street.
But cleaner Law Wai-wah, 57, was captured hitting X with a metal rod, before Egyptian construction worker Soliman Ahmed Fawzi Elsayed, 36, joined in and kicked him after he fell to the ground.
