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Peace Chiu

A 21-year-old man was arrested on Thursday evening on suspicion of assaulting a Hong Kong university student leader during an anti-government event on campus.
Police said they received a report of the incident in Polytechnic University in Hung Hom at 7.24pm, in which the victim, also a 21-year-old man, was allegedly hit in the face.
The university’s student union said its acting president, Ken Woo Kwok-wang, was hit on the right side of his face during a protest against the government’s handling of the extradition bill demonstrations.
The union claimed the attacker said: “Why am I not allowed to hit you when you all can throw petrol bombs at others?”

Students at the scene stopped the attacker, the union said.
Police said Woo was conscious and was taken to Kwong Wah Hospital for treatment.
The controversial bill, which has now been withdrawn, would have allowed the transfer of criminal suspects to jurisdictions, including mainland China, where many fear there is no guarantee of a fair trial.
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The university confirmed the attack and said police were investigating.
Separately, Zoey Leung Siu-yuk, external vice-president of Baptist University’s student union, said she was detained by two border control personnel in Melbourne two days ago for half an hour, and had her mobile phone checked.
Leung was visiting the Australian city to speak to local legislators after clashes took place there among natives of Hong Kong and mainland China over the extradition bill.
Leung said the border control staff members wanted to check her social media accounts and photos on her mobile phone.


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21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting Polytechnic University student union acting president Ken Woo
Students at the scene stopped the attacker and the leader was taken to Kwong Wah Hospital for treatment



A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting Polytechnic University student union acting president Ken Woo during a campus protest.


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