Man jailed 4 weeks for grabbing passerby by the neck and attempting to kiss her

A Hong Kong man, Fung Ho-yin, 29, has been sentenced to four weeks in prison for indecent assault, according to Eastern Law Courts Building. The witness reported that the incident occurred on Tuesday at around 1am in Shau Kei Wan. Fung was sitting on a bench in a park on Nam On Street when a woman, referred to as X in court, passed by.

Fung attempted to take a photo of X and then followed her, wrapping his arm around her neck and touching her chest. He also tried to kiss her, the prosecution stated. X managed to escape and alerted a man in a nearby gym, who assisted her. X called the police, who arrested Fung who admitted under police questioning that he had committed the offence impulsively.

Magistrate Kestrel Lam, during sentencing, noted that the incident happened at night and that the consequences could have been difficult to predict if someone hadn't come forward. Even though Fung had no criminal record, the magistrate deemed this a serious case warranting imprisonment, Ming Pao reported. Indecent assault carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, although magistrates' courts typically impose a two-year cap for a single offence.