HONG KONG—Democratic Party Vice-chairman and Legislator Albert Ho Chun-yan was attacked by three men armed with baseball bats after he attended a protest on the afternoon of Sunday, August 20. Hong Kong police investigators are working on the case, and Democratic Party chairman Lee Wing-tat has strongly condemned this violent act. Several lawmakers and party members visited Ho at the hospital and urged the police to quickly apprehend Ho’s attackers.
The attack took place in a McDonald’s restaurant on Queen’s Road at around 5 p.m. after the Democratic Party’s march protesting the possible imposition of a goods and services tax. Vice Chairman Ho was with fellow Democratic Party member Lam Chi-kin when three men ran at him with baseball bats.
According to Lam, the three men charged into the restaurant and shoved Ho to the ground. They beat Ho with two baseball bats and a police-style truncheon, which was left at the scene. “The attack was very swift and looked well-planned,” said Lam, adding that it appeared to be a premeditated assault. Lam said that he was unable to see the attackers’ faces because they were all wearing caps.
