Hong Kong woman accused of assaulting and detaining mainland reporter during airport protest denied bail
- Separately, a 49-year-old security guard was banned from New Town Plaza – where he is accused of injuring a police officer
- Three other protesters accused of ‘unlawfully and injuriously’ imprisoning a woman in Mong Kok
A woman accused of assaulting and detaining a reporter from mainland China during an anti-government protest at Hong Kong airport was denied bail on Tuesday – while another protester was banned from the shopping centre where he allegedly assaulted a police officer.
Amy Pat Wai-fun, 23, was charged at Eastern Court with one count each of false imprisonment and unlawful assembly. She was also charged with wounding Fu Guohao, a journalist with the state-run tabloid Global Times.
The Eastern Court heard on Tuesday that Pat, together with others, falsely imprisoned Fu on August 13 and into the next day at the departure hall at Terminal 1. She allegedly assaulted Fu at the same location, the court heard.
The charges also accused her of taking part in an illegal assembly at the airport “in a disorderly, intimidating, insulting and provocative manner”. Pat was not required to make a plea.
