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Jasmine Siu

Brian Wong

A Filipino and 15 Hongkongers have been formally charged over the clashes that broke out in Mong Kok and Wong Tai Sin over the weekend.
Of those, 12 have been accused of taking part in an unlawful assembly on Nathan Road in Mong Kok on Saturday.
They include Filipino dancer Jethro Santiago Pioquinto, 36, and six students, the youngest a 15-year-old boy.
One of the students, Ann Han Ming-yan, 22, was charged with an additional count of failing to produce proof of identity on demand.

A 31-year-old cook, Lau Wai-lun, faced a sole count of obstructing police, which allegedly took place at the junction of Nathan Road and Prince Edward Road West in Mong Kok on Sunday.
Three other men, student Yim Sai-wang, 20, baker Aidan Tam Ho-yu, 24, and transport worker Tsang Tin-lok, 22, were accused of assaulting three police officers outside Wong Tai Sin Police Station on Sunday.
Hong Kong protests: more than 20 arrested after clashes in Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok and Wong Tai Sin
Their cases stemmed from protests in the popular shopping district of Mong Kok on Saturday, which later spilled over to Kowloon City and Wong Tai Sin, home to the temple devoted to the Taoist deity of the same name.
The 16 defendants had been divided into two groups, and had been expected to make their first court appearances before two magistrates on Monday afternoon.

But five did not show up in court as they were still being treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Jordan, and Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan. One required surgery for a fractured arm.
The remaining defendants were taken to Kowloon City Court in police vans.
Heightened security measures were observed outside the court building, where dozens of uniformed police officers and a handful of traffic wardens guarded the entrances.
Some officers were seen intercepting people dressed in black, searching through their belongings and opening their umbrellas.
Shops close early and residents stay put as anti-government protesters march through Hong Kong shopping district Mong Kok
About 100 people turned up to show support, but most could not squeeze into the small courtroom so they waited in the lobby for news.
Among those seated in the public gallery was Paulo Velasco Saret, the Philippine consul in Hong Kong, who came to observe proceedings but declined to comment.

Pioquinto showed up in the dock with thick bandages around his right forearm.
The South China Morning Post learned he had complained of being struck in the head with a baton during his arrest, and sustained injuries to his right forearm and knee.
His co-defendant, 22-year-old photographer Lee Wing-ho, also complained that police had injured his waist and leg during his arrest.
Hong Kong police accused of provoking protesters and failing to wear ID during Mong Kok chaos after extradition bill march
None of the defendants was required to enter a plea before Magistrate Raymond Wong Kwok-fai as police needed more time to investigate.
Prosecutors did not object to their bail so long as conditions were imposed.
Wong released all eight men and three women on cash bail of between HK$1,000 and HK$2,000 (US$128 and US$255), on condition they remain in Hong Kong, report to a police station once a week and adhere to a curfew of at least six hours up to 6am.

The two youngest defendants, 15 and 16, were also required to pay a HK$1,000 surety and obey a stricter curfew from 11pm to 6am.
All were ordered to return to the same court on September 30.
Those who were in hospital were expected to make their first court appearance on Thursday and Friday, or as soon as they were discharged.
Also on Monday, a former Hong Kong civil servant known for taking the government to court applied for a judicial review challenging three police commanders’ handling of the mob violence at Yuen Long MTR station on July 21.
Kwok Cheuk-kin, widely known as “the king of judicial reviews”, said in his application to the High Court the officers’ inaction breached the Police Force Ordinance and amounted to malfeasance.
The three officers were identified as: Yuen Long District Commander and Chief Superintendent Lee Wai-man, Assistant Commander Yau Nai-keung and Pat Heung divisional commander Li Hon-man.


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Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong protests: Filipino dancer and 15-year-old boy among those charged over weekend clashes in Mong Kok and Wong Tai Sin

Filipino dancer Jethro Santiago Pioquinto (right) leaves court. Photo: Brian Wong

Philippine Consul Paulo Saret appeared in court to follow up with a Filipino national arrested in the protest. Photo:SCMP/Brian Wong

Anti-extradition protestors set fire to objects to obstruct the road on Nathan Road, Mong Kok. 03AUG19 SCMP / Felix Wong

Applicant Kwok Cheuk-kin appears at the High Court in Admiralty, for the judicial review judgment on indigenous housing. In the judicial review of the small-house policy, Mr Justice Anderson Chow Ka-ming ruled that the entitlement - know as Ding rights - should not apply to land granted by, or exchanged with, the government, as that would be unconstitutional and unlawful. 08APR19 SCMP / Dickson Lee

Riot police stands off with anti-extradition protestors on Nathan Road, Mong Kok. 03AUG19 SCMP / Edmond So

Hundreds attack Hong Kong police station after Tseung Kwan O march turns ugly, with police warning they will disperse protesters

A protester throws eggs outside Tseung Kwan O Police Station. Photo: Winson Wong

Demonstrators gather at Po Tsui Park in Tseung Kwan O. 04AUG19 SCMP / Nora Tam

Tong Wai-hung and Elaine To gets married at the Cotton Tree Drive Marriage Registry in Admiralty. 04AUG19 SCMP / Edward Wong

Plastic jersey barriers (water barriers) seen outside of the Tseung Kwan O police station. 04AUG19 SCMP / Winson Wong

Aerial view taken on Po Tsui Park, before Tseung Kwan O rally start. 04AUG19 SCMP / Alvin Lum

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Hong Kong protests: more than 20 arrested after clashes in Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok and Wong Tai Sin

A riot police officer pins a protester to the ground during unrest in Mong Kok. Photo: Felix Wong

Riot police takes down anti-extradition protestors, Mong Kok. 03AUG19 SCMP / Felix Wong

Anti-extradition bill protesters clash with police during a march at Wong Tai Sin. 03AUG19 SCMP / Sam Tsang

REFILE - ADDING INFORMATION Anti-extradition bill protesters clash with off duty police during a march at Wong Tai Sin, a residential area, in Hong Kong, China, August 4, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Members of the demonstrators run as tear gas was fired during a protest in the Wong Tai Sin. 03AUG19 SCMP / Felix Wong

Hong Kong protests: chaos rages as Wong Tai Sin residents turn on police for using tear gas in their neighbourhood, following clashes across Mong Kok and Tsim Sha Tsui

Police use tear gas in Wong Tai Sin as an angry crowd of protesters and residents prevent a van from leaving. Photo: Sam Tsang

Wong Tai Sin residents are angry and ask police officers to leave outside Wong Tai Sin MTR Station. 03AUG19 SCMP / Sam Tsang

Clash between anti-extradition bill protesters and police outside TST Police Station.  03AUG19 SCMP/ Sam Tsang

Anti-extradition bill protesters occupying the Nathan Road, Mong Kok. 03AUG19 SCMP/ Felix Wong

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Charges range from unlawful assembly and failing to provide proof of ID, to assaulting and obstructing police
Sixteen suspects were expected to appear in court but five remain in hospital



Pair among 16 facing charges ranging from unlawful assembly and failing to provide proof of ID, to assaulting and obstructing police.


Hong Kong protests: Filipino dancer and 15-year-old boy among those charged over weekend clashes in Mong Kok and Wong Tai Sin

Charges range from unlawful assembly and failing to provide proof of ID, to assaulting and obstructing police Sixteen suspects were expected to appear in court but five remain in hospital

Charges range from unlawful assembly and failing to provide proof of ID, to assaulting and obstructing police

Sixteen suspects were expected to appear in court but five remain in hospital