Former RTHK reporter cleared of charges relating to carrying toy guns and walkie-talkie near Hong Kong Police College
- Police found Hung Ka-wing, 22, was carrying air pistols and a walkie-talkie when he was stopped for an identity check at Ocean Park MTR station last year
- Hung was acquitted of the charges after providing documentary proof that the props were used in the production of a 30-minute science fiction film
A former part-time RTHK reporter has been cleared of charges relating to the illegal possession of imitation firearms and radio apparatus near the Hong Kong Police College last year after a magistrate accepted that the items were props for a school project.
Hong Kong Design Institute graduate Hung Ka-wing was acquitted of the charges at Eastern Court on Wednesday, after he provided documentary proof which showed that two air guns and a walkie-talkie seized from him were used in the production of a 30-minute science fiction movie.
The 22-year-old, who now works as a cook, was stopped for an identity check at Ocean Park MTR station when he was on his way to cover performances as a reporter at an open house event at the police academy in Wong Chuk Hang for public broadcaster RTHK on April 15 last year.
The event was part of an official campaign that said it was celebrating the restoration of public order and advocating resistance against foreign interference after the imposition of a national security law in June 2020.
Hung was charged with illegal possession of imitation firearms and radio apparatus.