One man has been barred from entering parts of Mong Kok today as he was charged one count of rioting in Kowloon City Court today, the SCMP reports.
Ho Siu-cheng, a 21-year-old clerk, was the first of 38 defendants to appear in court today over the “Fishball Revolution” that occurred between evening of Feb. 8th and the early hours of Feb. 9.
The clerk was granted bail, and banned from entering an area near busy Fa Yuen Street, Dundas Street, and Shanghai Street.
Senior Assistant Director of Public Prosecution David Leung SC asked for an injunction to be imposed on Ho “on the grounds of public safety”, and asked for the case to be adjourned until April 7 to allow for further police enquiries and legal advice.
37 other participants in the Fishball Revolution were present to face charges of rioting at Kowloon City Court, including localist group Hong Kong Indigenous spokesman Edward Leung, who is in the running for the upcoming LegCo by-election and Stephen Ku, the future editor of Hong Kong University’s student magazine, Undergrad.
Over 100 people were reported to have gathered outside the courtroom before it opened this morning. Amongst those present were Scholarism leader Joshua Wong, HKU’s student union president Billy Fung, and founder of former political group Student Front Alvin Cheng.
Out of 64 people arrested in connection with the Fishball Revolution, 35 men and three women, between the ages of 15 and 70 have been charged by police.
It is reported that 16 people aged 14 to 33 were released on bail pending further investigation, while 10 others have been detained in police custody for further questioning.
Police say that rioting is a “serious offence” and carries a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment.
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