Press Release

Correctional officers stop fight among persons in custody

Correctional officers at Tong Fuk Correctional Institution stopped a fight among persons in custody today (November 28).

At 11.02am today, six male persons in custody aged from 23 to 39 engaged in a fight inside a workshop. Officers at the scene immediately ordered them to stop, called for reinforcement and applied OC foam to subdue them after repeated warnings were ignored.

During the incident, five persons in custody sustained injuries to their faces, shoulders and hands. They did not need to be sent to a public hospital after receiving medical examination and treatment by the institution Medical Officer. The remaining person in custody did not sustain any injury.

The case has been reported to the Police for investigation.

The six persons in custody were sentenced to imprisonment for the offences of trafficking in a dangerous drug, robbery and acting as a member of a triad society.

Ends/Thursday, November 28, 2024
Issued at HKT 17:45