Violent Attack in Hong Kong Highlights Pro-Beijing Lawmaker’s Shady Past

Violent Attack in Hong Kong Highlights Pro-Beijing Lawmaker’s Shady Past
Pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho speaks during a press conference in a meeting room of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on July 22, 2019. ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images
Iris Tao
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A violent attack inside a Hong Kong metro station has drawn public scrutiny over a local pro-Beijing lawmaker and his history of condoning violence.

On the night of July 21, dozens of masked men in white shirts stormed a train station in Hong Kong’s northwestern town of Yuen Long, wielding wooden sticks and metal bars and beating at passengers indiscriminately. At least 45 were injured, with one in serious condition.

Iris Tao
Iris Tao
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Iris Tao is a Washington correspondent covering the White House for NTD. Prior to her work at the White House, she reported on U.S. politics and U.S.–China relations from NTD’s New York headquarters. She holds degrees in journalism and economics from Boston University.
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