Woman in Hong Kong fined HK$5,000 over smearing of saliva on MTR train door
- Online videos show her in stand-off with other irate passengers, and even accusing staff member trying to get her to leave of sexual assault
- She was also allegedly attacked by some angry commuters who fled the scene
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A woman has been fined HK$5,000 (US$640) after she was caught on camera smearing her saliva on the door of an MTR train in Hong Kong.
A police spokesman said the force was investigating the incident that occurred on Friday morning at Kowloon Tong station. Some passengers had also allegedly assaulted the woman and fled the scene.
In one video circulating online, the woman is seen in a black jacket, with her mask pulled below her chin and standing next to the train door, spitting and wiping her saliva on it.
Other passengers were heard lashing out at her for her conduct and the obstruction caused, while MTR staff tried to mediate.
Another clip showed heated exchanges between the woman and other passengers, as she made rude hand gestures at people and questioned a staff member trying to ask her to leave if he intended to sexually assault her.
Police eventually arrived and fined the woman. The incident caused a five- to 10-minute delay on the Hung Hom-bound East Rail line, and the train returned to the depot for cleaning and disinfection.
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