- Lai Yun-long allegedly kicked Chinese state newspaper journalist Fu Guohao and poked him with an American flag during protests at airport
- Eastern Court adjourns case to October 28 for further police inquiries, including investigating involvement of others in assault
A court on Monday denied bail to a part-time hotel waiter allegedly involved in beating a journalist from mainland China at Hong Kong International Airport.
Lai Yun-long, 19, was accused of assaulting Fu Guohao, who works for Chinese state newspaper Global Times.
The incident took place overnight between August 13 and 14, when protesters blocked the paths of outbound travellers at the airport's departure hall and grounded hundreds of flights.
At Eastern Court, Lai faced one count of wounding, one of assault causing bodily harm and another of taking part in an unlawful assembly.
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Principal Magistrate Bina Chainrai rejected his bail application and adjourned the case to October 28 for further police inquiries, which included finding relevant video footage and investigating the involvement of others in the case.
Sparked by the now-shelved extradition bill, the anti-government protest at the airport had started off peaceful. Black-clad protesters joined a sit-in at the arrival hall that started on August 9, in an attempt to rally overseas support via incoming travellers.
But on the fifth day of the mass sit-in, pandemonium reigned over the departure hall as the protesters sat in the path of outbound travellers and forced the cancellation of some 421 flights that day.
The chaos triggered an interim injunction issued by the High Court to ban demonstrations everywhere in the airport except in two designated zones in the arrival hall.
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On the night of August 13, angry protesters surrounded Fu and another man in the departure hall on separate occasions, suspecting them to be spies of the Chinese government. The protesters also tied their hands and feet, beat them and even blocked paramedics coming to their rescue.
Lai allegedly attacked Fu on two occasions. He allegedly kicked Fu and poked him with an American flag when he was challenged by protesters. Later, he allegedly hit Fu again when the latter was being carried away by paramedics.
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Y W This is my personal experience!. I was walking down one day and saw protesters posted all over their Lennon Wall some printings accusing Policemen for shooting a female protester’s eye. I was curious and asked if they have any evidence. Immediately, I was surrounded by more than a dozen people, intimidated me and clamoured. No one was helping me out but merely watching. I felt very helpless and isolated. The protestors said they are fighting for freedom! Then where is my freedom of speech？
2019年08月20日07:06
Y W I shared my incident with friends and was surprised to know that most of their relatives/friends or themselves have more or less the same experiences! These protestors turned almost every march /rally into riots. There is simply no justice in Hong Kong! Anyone can protect ordinary Hong Kong citizens? Is it safe to go on the street nowadays? I feel very insecure!
2019年08月20日07:05
唔好再美化暴力啦，垃圾！痴L線，以後你地d仔女傾唔掂數或者唔滿意對方意見你地d仔女就會用磚頭碇對方，碇完之後話自己係勇武派，跟著要求特赦自己既做法，再澄清係因為對方激到你，你先會噉做所以係無錯？
2019年08月19日11:40
YC 證明不受習近平控制嘅國安部門都派特務黎香港搞事，我哋嗰位諗嘢too simple, but sometimes naive嘅林鄭月娥女士邊有能力擺平呢場風暴呢？咁咪唯有將呢個遊客扮記者、但事實係國家派系嘅特務、同時亦係逾期居留嘅黑工就咁送返上北京囉，仲唔係帶頭破壞法治？
2019年08月19日11:25
A minimum 10 yrs jail should be paid by that monster!
2019年08月19日10:34
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