A 56-year-old man was stabbed with a fruit knife in a stairwell outside Kin Fung Building on Fu Yan Street, Kwun Tong, in the early hours of November 13. He had argued with another man at a bar at 66 Hong Ning Road before leaving.
The victim suffered a wound about 8 centimetres long on his left forearm and was unconscious at one point before being taken to hospital. HK01 reported that he was in serious condition at noon.
Police said they identified the suspect after investigation and arrested the 59-year-old local man in Sau Mau Ping that afternoon on suspicion of wounding. He was being detained for investigation.