Three men were arrested and charged with drunk and disorderly behavior after vandalizing a taxi after its driver refused to pick them up in Hong Kong’s Wanchai district on Sunday night, a scene caught on video.
The three South Asian men bashed on the doors and windshield of a Toyota Crown Comfort taxi and one jumped onto the roof of the vehicle and trampled the taxi sign.
The men became enraged after the taxi driver refused to pick them up out of fear of getting a HK$560 (US$70) ticket for picking up passengers while waiting for a green light at a crossroads marked with double yellow lines, a no-stopping area.
Apple Daily reported that one of the men also sat in front of the taxi to block its way while continuing to drink beer. The entire scene was caught on camera as passersby took clips and photos and others called the police.
One of the suspects also injured himself and was sent to the Ruttonjee Hospital before his arrest.
Another witness, who also hailed from South Asia, told reporters he was upset about the rowdy behavior and that it could tarnish the image of the entire ethnic minority community in the city.
The driver later told police the three men first dashed onto the road and attempted to stop him, but he veered around them and sped away. However, he was chased and they caught up to him when he had to stop at a red light. Fortunately he was not hurt, but said he would lose a lot of sleep over the scare and the hefty price to get his car repaired.
HK taxi is lapsap la , even sometimes they refuse to take me because I speak English . I always have faith and support Uber ,they are professional and clean whereas taxi drivers smoke and masturbate inside taxi ! Sorry HK taxi .
Youre comment is far from the situation,read and understand before talking,this 3 men deserves to be deported
Dina LanLen Codio it’s just my point of view or the way I see according to my experiences . Taxi provoked them to cause nuisance and I didn’t support the above vandals too … btw do you even know what’s deportation lol .
Rajiv Cobain this Dina Lan is using the word deport as if they r drug lord or terrorist or threat to the entire community,it’s just a bunch of drunk idiots who got agitated coz the chinese dumba didnt want to ride them…wat a pussy driver
They write down southeast asia,,why they dont specify exact nationality but be filipinos or indonesia they post it exactly be fair to others ..
Unacceptable behaviour, I hope they lose their jobs and are deported! Totally disrespectful
well,would you pick 3 drunk men on your taxi ?
Ti Tin it ain’t about them 3 men, my message reflects the general attitude of taxi drivers, go to Lan Kwai fong on week ends, drunk or not drunk, they pick who they like,and blatantly refuse if the don’t want to take you
avoid hk taxi, use uber.
Jalim CP you don’t need to be a terrorist or drug lord to be deported. What they did was criminal.
Rajiv Cobain given that he was worried about a fine for picking up passengers in a no stopping area, he was right not to take them. With their drunken and pitiful behaviour, these clowns are an embarrassment to the South Asian community.
If they are here on a work permit, fine then, jail them and deport them.
Rajiv Cobain btw who do you think you are your attitude is most like by that 3 drunks as well
Gee Abbas they have their own n rules you cannot even get a taxi anywhere unless in the taxi stand… Be fair
Neneng Sarmiento ok ma’am