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Hong Kong retiree gets 40 hours of community service for slapping 5-year-old boy

Hong Kong retiree gets 40 hours of community service for slapping 5-year-old boy
South China Morning Post Friday 12 June 2026, 06:30 UTC By Brian Wong 1 min read
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A Hong Kong retiree has received 40 hours of community service for slapping a five-year-old boy who threw a tantrum and berated his domestic helper at a shopping centre earlier this year. Lok Kam-ming, 61, returned to Tuen Mun Court on Friday to be sentenced for what his lawyer described as an incident arising from the “unfortunate encounter” between him and a child whom he first met at Grand Yoho in Yuen Long on January 8. Lok, who pleaded guilty last month to assault occasioning actual...

A Hong Kong retiree has received 40 hours of community service for slapping a five-year-old boy who threw a tantrum and berated his domestic helper at a shopping centre earlier this year. Lok Kam-ming, 61, returned to Tuen Mun Court on Friday to be sentenced for what his lawyer described as an incident arising from the “unfortunate encounter” between him and a child whom he first met at Grand Yoho in Yuen Long on January 8. Lok, who pleaded guilty last month to assault occasioning actual bodily... [Image text:] TUEN MUNLAW COURTS BUILDING EN MUN LAW COURTS BULDNG
Hong Kong (LOCATION) Lok Kam-ming (PERSON) Tuen Mun Court (PERSON) Grand Yoho (LOCATION) Yuen Long (PERSON) Lok (PERSON)
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