Assault at Central Wine & Dine Festival: Police Hunt Suspects

On Halloween night, an assault occurred at the Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival on the Central waterfront.

A man dressed as a monk allegedly got into a dispute with stall staff over a purchase and was subsequently beaten by two men, leaving him injured.

By the time police arrived after being called, the attackers had fled.

Police are following up on the case.

Key points: The incident happened at about 11:49 pm on October 31 at the Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival on Lung Wo Road, Central.

The 24-year-old victim, surnamed Lam, suffered facial injuries and was taken to Queen Mary Hospital by ambulance.

According to preliminary police findings, the dispute is believed to have arisen over a purchase, and the case has been classified as "assault occasioning actual bodily harm." A roughly one-minute video circulating online captured part of the fight.

Online video records the clash According to the video circulating online, the incident began when a man in monk's robes scuffled with a man wearing a black short-sleeved shirt and army-green trousers.

Another man in a dark blue windbreaker carrying a backpack then punched the man in monk's robes in the head from behind.

The two grappled and pushed each other to another part of the venue, while others present tried unsuccessfully to intervene.

Scene descends into chaos as victim falls to the ground Caught between the two men, the man in monk's robes was punched in the face and eventually sat down on the ground injured.

People in the video repeatedly tried to stop the fight, saying, "Stop fighting, if we call the police both sides will be charged." After the two sides separated, one of the attackers continued to taunt the other verbally.

The victim stood up and said he would not fight back, and asked for police to be called.

Tables and chairs were knocked over at the scene, leaving it in chaos.

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