A 29-year-old man has been jailed for 43 months after being convicted at trial of attempting, with intent, to cause grievous bodily harm. The District Court sentenced him on 11 November 2026.
After watching a billiards match on 14 October 2024, he attacked a player waiting at a bus stop outside The Latitude in San Po Kong, knocking him into the road. The player hit a bus and was injured.
The judge said the player’s injuries were minor, but the attack carried a high risk of serious injury or death. She also cited the assault continuing after the player could no longer resist.
In a police caution statement, the man said he hit the player because he thought he was acting arrogantly. A psychiatric report recorded him as saying he had attacked for money. The judge said he had changed his explanation of his motive.
Six months of the 43-month term will run concurrently with a sentence he was already serving for drug trafficking.