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Man arrested over assault on Hong Kong university student leader during anti-government protest on campus
- 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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