An 18-year-old Filipino man who visited Lan Kwai Fong in Central for a drink with friends was sent to hospital after being injured during a fight among about 15 people early on Sunday.
The man, who sustained injuries to his head and arm during the incident, called the police at 3:27am, Apple Daily reported.
Shortly before this, two groups comprising about 15 men and women of different nationalities began fighting after quarreling in front of a bar in Lan Kwai Fong, according a Hong Kong man surnamed Mo who witnessed the incident.
People in each group chased, punched and kicked their opponents, and someone threw a plastic stool in the open area, Mo said. Some women were pushed to the ground, a video clip taken by Mo showed. The two groups then continued the fight inside the bar.
When the police arrived, most of the people who had participated in the fight had already fled. Police were investigating the case and hunting for four foreign men who were allegedly involved in the fight.
In Hong Kong, the maximum penalty for a person convicted of fighting in a public place is a fine of HK$5,000 (US$640) and a 12-month prison term.
Does not surprise me
Its hk law to have penalty in cash and imprisonment …But how about the case we had last year with clear evidence evidence which we are asking the CID to put those suspects in jail, why they didnt grant our request instead they just let those bastard pay the penalty of HKD 5,000 and allow them to walk around again freely like nothing happened, which infact those two persons whom they hurt has been admited to hospital because of head injury…is it because those bastards are HK residence?
$5000 and 12 months? Yet people fight every weekend in front of Police men in LKF. I think that law was made for some group of people.
Ha ha haha ha ha ha kay masarap ang bar te kamamay