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Written by: Li Huina
2020-07-20 17:13
Last update date: 2020-07-20 17:13On September 15 last year, demonstrations in various districts on Hong Kong Island turned into serious conflicts. The two young men damaged ticket vending machines and value-added machines in Tin Hau Station, and applied glue to the coin slot and "tripped". The two admitted to criminal damage, entering and riding. A total of 3 crimes for failing to pay the fare for transportation were all sentenced to a 200-hour social service order and a fine of 500 yuan in the Eastern Magistracy today (20th).
Two defendants: Li Xuewen (23 years old, medical equipment maintenance worker) and Xu Jiaqiao (22 years old, college student). The two admitted that they had improperly touched, used, manipulated, damaged or otherwise interfered with three ticket machines and one Octopus value-added machine used in any part of the railway premises in Tin Hau Station; and failed to pay the fare.
The magistrate adjourned the case earlier in order to obtain the background, social service order, and labor camp report for the two. The lawyers of both said that the report was positive, while the lawyer of the first defendant said his employer was willing to continue to hire him; the lawyer of the second defendant said , He will reform.
Fully compensated for MTR losses
Magistrate Hung Suk-han said that criminal damage is not a trivial matter, especially when the two defendants committed the crime together. However, considering the factors that the two defendants pleaded guilty in time, paid full compensation for MTR losses, and had been remanded for 14 days, the decision was made. Sent to a social service order.
The defendant used glue to coat the coin slot
The facts of the case allege that at about 7pm on the day of the incident, two police officers from the Railway Special Squad patrolled the Tin Hau Station and found that several people were discussing near the ticket vending machine facilities in the station. Then the first defendant hit the screens of the ticket vending machine and value-added machine with a wrench. , And the defendant applied glue to the coin slot on the machine. The defendant was then arrested when he passed the damaged gate and got off at Kowloon Bay.
Case Number: ESCC294/2020
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