Hong Kong police arrest drunk passenger for alleged assault on taxi driver

Hong Kong police have arrested a 54-year-old man who allegedly punched a taxi driver, forcing the latter to stop his vehicle midway through the ride.

The force said it received a call for help from a 64-year-old cabby at 11.47pm on Thursday, with the driver saying he had been punched by a passenger during a ride from North Point to Tseung Kwan O.

The driver was forced to stop his vehicle, but the alleged assault continued. The passenger also allegedly damaged the taxi.

Officers arrived at the scene and arrested the 54-year-old suspect for assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage.

Police said the suspect appeared to be drunk at the time.

The driver, who suffered injuries to his forehead and had his glasses damaged, was sent to Tseung Kwan O Hospital for treatment, together with the suspect.

Source link

Visited 1 times, 1 visit(s) today

Related Article

Hong Kong plans to add innovation hub to constituency – despite having no voters

Hong Kong plans to add innovation hub to constituency – despite having no voters

Hong Kong electoral authorities plan to include a new innovation hub near the border with mainland China in an existing constituency in the New Territories for the coming legislative poll, despite no one living there. The Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) on Friday revealed its proposal to integrate the Hong Kong part of the Hetao cooperation

2 May 2025
Meitu founder buys Hong Kong’s Ginza-style building for US$84 million

Meitu founder buys Hong Kong’s Ginza-style building for US$84 million

Mike Cai Wensheng, the co-founder and chairman of Chinese selfie app Meitu, bought a 53,000 square foot commercial building in Hong Kong for HK$650 million (US$84 million), with plans to turn the property into an incubation hub for start-ups. “It is a personal investment and entrepreneurial initiative, and I plan to engage in more collaborations

2 May 2025
Hong Kong’s tax revenue jumps 10% fuelled partly by talent influx, property sales

Hong Kong’s tax revenue jumps 10% fuelled partly by talent influx, property sales

Hong Kong’s tax revenues have increased by about 10 per cent in the past financial year, driven in part by the influx of talent among taxpayers and a boost in property transactions, according to authorities. Commissioner of Inland Revenue Chan Sze-wai on Friday also highlighted a trend in growing tax revenues and predicted a 7

2 May 2025
Hong Kong schools slammed for poor performance despite getting more resources

Hong Kong schools slammed for poor performance despite getting more resources

A top adviser to the Hong Kong government has criticised the worsening performance of local students and teachers despite an increase in resources in recent years, urging authorities to set key performance indicators (KPIs) to track the cost-effectiveness of such measures. But the city’s education minister argued that it was difficult to see the immediate

2 May 2025
HSBC sets up captive insurer in Hong Kong to support growth in Asia

HSBC sets up captive insurer in Hong Kong to support growth in Asia

HSBC, Hong Kong’s biggest lender, received regulatory approval to set up a captive insurer, marking the latest step in the city’s development as a risk-management centre, the bank said on Friday. A captive insurer is one set up by its parent company to provide the parent and other companies in the group with insurance protection

2 May 2025
Hong Kong’s economy grows by ‘solid’ 3.1% in first quarter

Hong Kong’s economy grows by ‘solid’ 3.1% in first quarter

Hong Kong’s economy expanded by 3.1 per cent year on year in the first quarter of 2025, according to advance government estimates. Figures released by the Census and Statistics Department on Friday showed gross domestic product (GDP) increased by an estimated 3.1 per cent in real terms in the first three months. A government spokesman

2 May 2025
Hong Kong fugitive Anna Kwok’s father charged with handling her financial assets

Hong Kong fugitive Anna Kwok’s father charged with handling her financial assets

Hong Kong national security police have charged the father of wanted activist Anna Kwok Fung-yee for allegedly handling the funds or financial assets of an absconder, the Post has learned. A police source said on Friday that national security officers also arrested the brother of the United States-based Kwok for the same offence during an

2 May 2025
Customers left with no answers after finding Hong Kong clinic abruptly closed

Customers left with no answers after finding Hong Kong clinic abruptly closed

Customers of a Hong Kong medical group suspected of abruptly ceasing operations discovered its Tsim Sha Tsui clinic was closed after visiting on Friday, with some clients having spent more than HK$10,000 (US$1,290) on getting vaccines for their children. A Post reporter visited the Alliance Medical Group clinic, which is located in a commercial building

2 May 2025
Ex-Hong Kong district councillor pleads not guilty over role in HK$740,000 scams

Ex-Hong Kong district councillor pleads not guilty over role in HK$740,000 scams

A former Hong Kong district councillor has pleaded not guilty over his alleged involvement in a fraud syndicate that cheated nine people out of HK$740,000 (US$95,400), and will remain on remand after nearly two years in custody as his trial continues. Wong Chun-yeung, 30, a former Islands district councillor from the opposition camp, on Friday

2 May 2025
Nearly 222,000 mainland tourists visit Hong Kong on Labour Day, up 22% from 2024

Nearly 222,000 mainland tourists visit Hong Kong on Labour Day, up 22% from 2024

Nearly 222,000 mainland Chinese visitors arrived in Hong Kong on the first day of the five-day Labour Day “golden week” holiday, a 22 per cent increase from last year. Figures published by the Immigration Department on Friday showed that 264,504 visitors entered the city the day before, up 27 per cent from last year’s 208,806.

2 May 2025
Hong Kong 47: ex-lawmaker Claudia Mo breaks silence over ‘Kafka-esque’ jail time

Hong Kong 47: ex-lawmaker Claudia Mo breaks silence over ‘Kafka-esque’ jail time

Former Hong Kong lawmaker Claudia Mo Man-ching broke her silence after finishing a jail sentence handed down to her for a subversion charge, sharing how she managed to ward off loneliness and boredom during her “Kafka-esque” life behind bars. Mo, who was released earlier this week alongside three former legislators, also said on Friday that

2 May 2025
The aftermath of a Citybus crash

21 injured after Hong Kong airport bus smashes into road divider

Twenty-one passengers were injured when a Citybus airport bus smashed into a road divider on Thursday in Cheung Sha Wan. The aftermath of a Citybus crash on May 1, 2025. Photo: Online sources. Twelve women and nine men aged between 10 and 72 suffered minor injuries, police told HKFP on Friday. They were taken to

2 May 2025
Rise in mainland applications for Hong Kong driving licences fuels test calls

Rise in mainland applications for Hong Kong driving licences fuels test calls

Calls are mounting for mainland Chinese drivers to be required to sit tests in Hong Kong to get their driving qualifications recognised in the city, with official figures recording a sharp rise in applications for local licences in recent years. Data prepared by the Transport Department for legislators showed that the number of direct issue

2 May 2025
Securitas wins SwedCham Hong Kong award

Securitas wins SwedCham Hong Kong award

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong held its Annual General Meeting recently at The Do – WLAB, welcoming members and celebrating achievements within the Swedish business community. During the meeting, Guru Bala, Country CEO of Securitas, and Shan Wu, General Manager of AstraZeneca Hong Kong, were elected as new board directors. Thomas Ekberg,

2 May 2025
High Island Reservoir is another popular spot on the tourist trail. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong welcomes 213,000 mainland tourists as ‘golden week’ break starts

More than 213,000 mainland Chinese visitors flocked to Hong Kong on the first day of the Labour Day “golden week” holiday on Thursday, looking forward to some hiking, treating their taste buds at street food stalls and restaurants, and enjoying a dazzling drone show in the night sky above Victoria Harbour. Immigration Department data showed

1 May 2025
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x