Kwai Chung Plaza defendant admits disorder, denies assault
HK01 · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
A 22-year-old salesman, Khan Adeel, is standing trial on one count of assaulting a police officer after already admitting a public disorder-related charge over an incident outside Summer Bookstore on the second floor of Kwai Chung Plaza on 27 August 2025. At West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday, Police Constable Wong Wai-lam told the court the defendant shouted abuse and poked the “Police” wording on his uniform chest three times, while the defence argued widely circulated video shows no physical contact.
Key Points
- The defendant, Wong Chi-fai Khan Adeel, 22, a salesman, earlier admitted disorderly conduct in a public place and is now contesting only the assault charge.
- The charges relate to an incident at about 4pm to 4.15pm on 27 August 2025 outside Summer Bookstore on Kwai Chung Plaza’s second floor.
- Constable 25443 Wong Wai-lam said he was sent from Kwai Chung Police Station’s uniform patrol team with two colleagues to investigate at the scene.
- Wong said the defendant shouted insults for about three minutes, including abuse translated as “idiot” and “IVE graduate”, drawing 20 to 30 onlookers filming nearby.
- The defence said online footage captured the full encounter, shows the defendant only pointing, and will be used in cross-examination after argument in court
Why It Matters
The case now turns on a narrow factual dispute over whether the defendant actually touched the officer, despite his earlier guilty plea to the public-place disorder offence. With the magistrate directing the defence to use the video in questioning and the hearing adjourned to Wednesday, the footage is likely to be central to the court’s assessment of credibility