Pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmaker Roy Kwong hospitalised after attack by three men in Tin Shui Wai car park
- Kwong, 36, was ambushed by three people, including one who was filming, as he walked to his car at around 10am on Tuesday morning
- Lawmaker says attack on pro-democracy camp is ‘international scandal’
A pro-democracy lawmaker and prominent figure in Hong Kong’s ongoing protests was sent to hospital and discharged following an assault on Tuesday morning.
Roy Kwong Chun-yu, 36, was ambushed by four individuals – including one filming the assault – in a car park in Tin Shui Wai at around 10am, according to the Democratic Party, which he is a member of.
The government later condemned the attack and said police would follow up on the case.
Kwong gave a short account of the incident after being discharged from Tin Shui Wai Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.
“When I got into the car, I was dragged away by a masked man,” Kwong said, adding that he was going to drive to the Legislative Council for work.
“I was beaten by three men – punching and kicking me – what was unusual was that a fourth person was filming the whole process with a phone,” Kwong said.
The attack lasted about one minute and ended after one man kicked his neck from behind, according to Kwong.