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| Pro-Beijing lawmaker 'stabbed' in Hong Kong | Pro-Beijing lawmaker 'stabbed' in Hong Kong |
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| Junius Ho hospitalised after attack that comes amid protests | Junius Ho hospitalised after attack that comes amid protests |
| The pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho has been attacked in an apparent stabbing in Hong Kong. | The pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho has been attacked in an apparent stabbing in Hong Kong. |
| Ho, who is running in the upcoming district council election, was out campaigning in his constituency on Wednesday when he was attacked. | Ho, who is running in the upcoming district council election, was out campaigning in his constituency on Wednesday when he was attacked. |
| In a video of the incident, a man holding a bunch of flowers approaches and speaks to Ho, then reaches into his bag and pulls out an implement, believed to be a knife, which he uses to stab Ho. | In a video of the incident, a man holding a bunch of flowers approaches and speaks to Ho, then reaches into his bag and pulls out an implement, believed to be a knife, which he uses to stab Ho. |
| The man could be heard shouting in Cantonese: “Junius Ho, you scum!” | The man could be heard shouting in Cantonese: “Junius Ho, you scum!” |
| The attacker was arrested by police, according to Hong Kong Free Press. Ho was taken to Tuen Mun hospital with a stab wound to his chest. The alleged attacker and one of Ho’s aides were also taken to hospital with injuries, the South China Morning Post reported. | |
| Alongside Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, and its police chief, Stephen Lo, Ho has become one of the most loathed establishment figures among democracy protesters. | |
| He has long been one of the most stridently pro-Beijing politicians in the city. | He has long been one of the most stridently pro-Beijing politicians in the city. |
| He attracted criticism after he was captured on a video that went viral shaking hands with men in white T-shirts. The video followed an attack on protesters and other MTR passengers by a group of men in white T-shirts at Yuen Long MTR station in July, which resulted in 45 people being injured. | He attracted criticism after he was captured on a video that went viral shaking hands with men in white T-shirts. The video followed an attack on protesters and other MTR passengers by a group of men in white T-shirts at Yuen Long MTR station in July, which resulted in 45 people being injured. |
| Ho denied that the people he shook hands with had any connection to the attackers at Yuen Long. | Ho denied that the people he shook hands with had any connection to the attackers at Yuen Long. |
| The attack on Ho comes amid more than five months of sometimes violent political unrest in the former British colony-turned semi-autonomous Chinese territory. | The attack on Ho comes amid more than five months of sometimes violent political unrest in the former British colony-turned semi-autonomous Chinese territory. |
| Further protests were planned on Wednesday at some of Hong Kong’s universities, activists said. Police fired water cannon to disperse protesters at a Guy Fawkes-themed march on Tuesday. | Further protests were planned on Wednesday at some of Hong Kong’s universities, activists said. Police fired water cannon to disperse protesters at a Guy Fawkes-themed march on Tuesday. |
| China’s Communist party said on Tuesday it would not tolerate any “separatist behaviour” in Hong Kong, after some of the protesters called for independence. | |
| What started as a protest against a proposed China extradition bill has widened into the gravest challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s rule since he came to power in 2012. | What started as a protest against a proposed China extradition bill has widened into the gravest challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s rule since he came to power in 2012. |
| Protesters are demanding an end to perceived Chinese meddling in the territory’s affairs, as well as universal suffrage and an independent inquiry into alleged police brutality, among other demands. | Protesters are demanding an end to perceived Chinese meddling in the territory’s affairs, as well as universal suffrage and an independent inquiry into alleged police brutality, among other demands. |
| Beijing denies interfering and blames foreign governments for fuelling the unrest. Xi met Lam on Tuesday in Shanghai, vouching support for her administration. | |
| Following the meeting, Lam denied rumours that the government was considering an amnesty for protesters charged with offences. | Following the meeting, Lam denied rumours that the government was considering an amnesty for protesters charged with offences. |