1 found guilty over ‘Dragon Slaying’ bomb plot to kill Hong Kong police, 6 acquitted
Lai Chun-pong convicted of conspiring to cause explosions or making or keeping explosives with intent to endanger life or property
The seven defendants were charged with a litany of offences in relation to the plot to detonate explosives and kill officers on Hennessy Road in Wan Chai on December 8, 2019, at the height of the anti-government protests.
The High Court found Lai Chun-pong, 33, guilty on Thursday of a charge of conspiring to cause explosions or making or keeping explosives with intent to endanger life or property.
He was part of a team, led by plot mastermind Ng Chi-hung, which partnered with another group known as the “Dragon Slaying Brigade” to plan the attack.
The jury found Lai, Cheung Chun-fu, Cheung Ming-yu, Yim Man-him, Christian Lee Ka-tin and Justin Hui Cham-wing not guilty of conspiring to murder police officers or to commit the bombing of prescribed objects under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance.
The seventh and sole female defendant, Lau Pui-ying, was found not guilty of conspiracy to provide or collect property for committing terrorist acts under the UN law.