Arrest of vandalism suspect who allegedly targeted Hong Kong ethnic minority families sparks calls for better education on inclusiveness
- Police arrest man, 23, in connection with vandalism and nuisance-related activities targeting ethnic minority households on one estate
- City’s chief imam, Mufti Muhammad Arshad, condemns spate of incidents but says he believes it is an individual case
Hong Kong’s ethnic minority communities have condemned acts of vandalism against fellow residents and called for better education on inclusiveness after police arrested a suspect who allegedly targeted non-Chinese people in a spate of incidents.
But community leaders added that they believed it was an individual case and that such attacks were not a growing trend, although some also noted people of ethnic minority backgrounds still faced discrimination.
Police on Friday arrested a man, 23, in connection with vandalism and nuisance-related activities targeting ethnic minority residents in dozens of households on one housing estate. Online videos showed human waste was smeared and paint sprayed on the front doors of flats at On Yam Estate in Kwai Chung.
The city’s chief imam, Mufti Muhammad Arshad, on Saturday condemned the spate of incidents.
“It is illegitimate and unrealistic and I think it has no acceptance by the public of Hong Kong,” he said.
“This person who started this will not be successful in his intention or what he tried, to create differences in the community.”
