{
  "id": 12835182,
  "title": "Elderly man arrested for criminal damage after red paint splashed on Kwun Tong lawmakers’ office",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/elderly-man-arrested-for-criminal-damage-after-red-paint-splashed-on-12835182",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:03:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press-hongkongfp",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/10/08/elderly-man-arrested-for-criminal-damage-after-red-paint-splashed-on-kwun-tong-lawmakers-office/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 66-year-old man was arrested on Thursday morning for allegedly damaging the entrance of a Kwun Tong lawmakers' office by splashing red paint, according to police. The lawmakers, Bill Tang and Chan Pui-leung, who are pro-Beijing legislators, condemned the act as \"illegal\" in a joint statement posted on their social media pages. The office, located at Sau Chi House in Sau Mau Ping Estate, had its noticeboard, walls, and metal shutter covered in the paint. Surveillance footage showed the man entering a building on the estate, leading to his arrest in the Sau Mau Ping area later that morning. The man claimed his actions were motivated by the legislators' failure to follow up on a complaint he had made earlier. The lawmakers issued a statement expressing their gratitude to the police for the swift investigation and arrest, and emphasized that they had taken measures to protect the safety of office staff and volunteers. The maximum penalty for criminal damage in Hong Kong, when no intent to endanger anyone is involved, is 10 years in prison, with a two-year maximum for a single offence in a magistrates' court.",
  "summary": "An elderly man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after the entrance to the office of two pro-Beijing lawmakers was splashed with red paint, with the two legislators condemning the “illegal act.” The Thursday morning arrest came after a police report at around 6am stating that the entrance to the joint office of […]",
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        "title": "Elderly man arrested for criminal damage after red paint splashed on Kwun Tong lawmakers’ office",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/elderly-man-arrested-for-criminal-damage-after-red-paint-splashed-on",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:03:24.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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