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27-year-old man arrested for criminal damage

2022-03-17T20:07:42.485Z


The fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong continues, and the government has earlier requisitioned public housing including Fanling Queen's Hill Village as isolation facilities. However, yesterday (16), some netizens posted pictures on social networking sites, referring to people who were suspected of being occupied in the flats of Huang Yi Building, Queen's Hill Village.


The fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong continues, and the government has earlier requisitioned public housing including Fanling Queen's Hill Village as isolation facilities.

However, yesterday (16), some netizens posted pictures on social networking sites, pointing out that a unit in Huang Yi Building, Queen's Hill Village, was suspected to have been maliciously damaged by the occupants. uproar.


After investigation, the police arrested a 27-year-old man involved in the incident in Yuen Long today. It is reported that he entered the camp on the 12th of this month and was allowed to leave the day before.


Police today arrested the 27-year-old man at a village house unit on Kam Sheung Road, Yuen Long.

(Picture provided by police)

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The police pointed out that yesterday afternoon, when a cleaning worker was cleaning the unit of an isolation center in Queen's Hill, Sheung Shui, he found that the unit was full of rubbish, and there were traces of fecal matter left on the ceiling, walls and floors, and the hygiene conditions were poor.

Based on information and investigation, the police arrested a 27-year-old local man surnamed Fung who had been arranged to stay in the above-mentioned isolation unit at a village house unit on Kam Sheung Road in Yuen Long in the afternoon on suspicion of "criminal damage".

The man is being detained for investigation and the case has been handed over to the Eighth Team of the Criminal Investigation Team of Tai Po District for follow-up.

It is reported that the arrested man worked as a waiter and was admitted to the isolation unit in Queens Mountain Village on the 12th of this month, and was allowed to leave on the 15th.

The police appeal to those under quarantine to keep the environment clean when using the facilities, so as to avoid damaging public facilities and affecting other persons under quarantine.

Police reiterate that anyone who without reasonable excuse destroys or damages another person's property commits an offence and is liable to a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

The relevant picture was circulated in the Facebook group "Hong Kong Anti-epidemic Sharing and Exchange Area" yesterday. In the photo, it can be seen that the ground floor of the unit is covered with toilet paper, water stains and food residues. The hygiene conditions are poor. Contaminated with suspected excrement stains.

Netizens criticized the occupants for their excessive behavior, and believed that the government should pursue legal action.

Source: hk1

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