Police Arrest Two After Kwun Tong Attack Hunt
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
A police operation in Middle Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, drew public attention on Wednesday after officers traced a suspected getaway car linked to an earlier assault in Kwun Tong there within about half an hour of the attack.
The case began at about 5pm, when a 38-year-old Bangladeshi man was attacked by several assailants wielding a hard object near the junction of Wai Yip Street and Tsun Yip Street in Kwun Tong.
The victim suffered a head injury, remained conscious and was taken to United Christian Hospital for treatment, while a companion called police for help.
Officers later found the vehicle had entered a commercial building car park on Middle Road and arrested two 33-year-old suspects, one Bangladeshi and one Pakistani, near Minden Row as the Kwun Tong district anti-triad squad continued its investigation.
Key Points
- Social media posts on Threads showed multiple police vehicles on Middle Road and large numbers of uniformed officers moving through the area.
- Video circulating online showed officers running up steps toward Myanmar Terrace, with Counter Terrorism Response Unit personnel also deployed.
- Sing Tao said the injured man was travelling with a 27-year-old Pakistani companion, while on.cc described the companion as a fellow Bangladeshi.
- After the assault, the attackers fled in a purple suspected getaway vehicle before police launched a rapid tracing operation.
- Officers found the car empty at a commercial building car park, then intercepted two suspects near Minden Row and were still seeking other assailants.
Why It Matters
The case shows how a violent street attack in Kwun Tong quickly triggered a visible cross-district police response in one of Hong Kong's busiest tourist and commercial areas.
It also left unanswered questions over motive and the number of suspects still at large, issues now being followed up by the Kwun Tong district anti-triad squad.