By Angella Semu
HONG KONG-(MaraviPost)-A man that is believed to be an anti-government supporter has stabbed and wounded Junius Ho, a pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker who was campaigning for local elections.
A video circulating on social media is showing the assailant giving flowers to Ho before asking permission to snap a picture with him. The assailant withdrew a knife from his bag and stabbed Ho’s chest and left a minor 2-centimer (0.79-inch) deep wound.
The attack has followed Ho’s alleged links with armed masked men in white T-shirts who had violently attacked demonstrators and passengers at a subway station in northern Yuen Long on July 21.
In an interview with AP News, Ho, whose constituency includes Yuen Long, denied colluding with triads and claimed he bumped into the men after dinner and had thanked them for “defending their homes” but claimed he didn’t know about the violence until later.
Government has condemned the attack against Junius Ho and police have arrested the assailant.
