Ex-Hong Kong Cantopop singer Roy Chow arrested over illegal use of e-unicycle
Chow appears agitated in video circulating online, shouting ‘I did not hit anyone’ and ‘save me’ before officers pin him to the ground
Former Hong Kong Cantopop singer Roy Chow Wing-hang has been arrested for illegally riding an electric unicycle in Tin Shui Wai, with a viral video showing him being emotional when several police officers subdued him.
The force said on Monday that Chow, 40, was apprehended for using the device without third-party insurance and riding it on the pedestrian path of Tin Wu Road. He was granted bail but will be required to report to police in mid-May.
The former singer passed both a breathalyser and a rapid oral fluid test against drug driving, according to a source.
In the video circulated online, Chow appears agitated as he shouts “I did not hit anyone” and “save me” while he is being intercepted by police officers.
The officers – both in uniform and plain clothes- then restrain him with force, telling him “do not move, or you’ll get hurt”, before handcuffing and pinning him to the ground.
The arrest was part of a police operation targeting illegal use of electric mobility devices in the area.