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A 38-year-old man was convicted in the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Court today (December 28) for assaulting and obstructing a Tobacco Control Inspector (TCI).
The man was sentenced to 160 hours of community service for assaulting a TCI and, to be executed concurrently, 160 hours of community service and a fine of $500 for obstructing a public officer.
The incident took place in an amusement game centre called Satellite World in Mong Kok on September 20, 2011. The man obstructed a team of TCIs during the course of prosecution action and assaulted a TCI. The man was subsequently arrested and charged by the Police with common assault and obstructing a public officer.
A spokesman for the Department of Health urged the public to observe smoking ban requirements and to co-operate with law enforcement officers.
"Intimidation or use of violence on enforcement officers is a serious offence and carries serious legal consequences," the spokesman said.
Ends/Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Issued at HKT 18:50
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