Carmel Tang Binnan Memorial Secondary School New Zealand International Pacific College Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong Shue Yan College
Occupation
Registered social worker
Ken Tsang Kin-chiu (Chinese: 曾健超; born 12 July 1975) is a Hong Kong activist and social worker. He is most known for his beating incident during the 2014 Hong Kong protests.
He represented the Civic Party to run in the 2007 and 2011 District Council elections but was both defeated. In the 2008 Legislative Council election, he ran as a third candidate on Civic Party's Ronny Tong ticket in New Territories East. Tong was re-elected with almost 40,000 votes. Ken Tsang contested 2019 District Council Election and was elected to represent Ma Tau Wai Constituency of Kowloon City District on 24 November 2019. He obtained 4,264 votes, 52% of total valid votes.[2]
He came to spotlight during the 2014 Hong Kong protests when he was beaten by seven Hong Kong Police officers in Tamar Park, Admiralty, after being arrested in a police clearance operation after he poured foul-smelling liquid over eleven officers on 15 October 2014. He was noted with extensive injuries including swelling and bruising of the forehead, upper face, and chin; bruising of the neck; bruising of the clavicle; circular reddish bruises all over the chest; bruising of both sides of the abdomen; bruising of the back; bruising of the left wrist; abrasions and bruising of the left arm and hand; and abrasion of the left knee.[4] Doctors testified that the distinctive circular bruises were likely caused by forceful jabbing of retracted police batons.[4]
In October 2015, Tsang was arrested for one count of assaulting police and four counts of obstructing public officers,[5] along with the seven officers who were charged with the assault on him.[6] In May 2016, Tsang was found guilty of three counts of assaulting police and resisting arrest, and was sentenced to five weeks in jail. Principal Magistrate Peter Law noted that Tsang did not intend to hurt the police, but stated that it was a serious crime and Tsang showed no remorse.[7] The seven police officers were also found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm on Tsang and were sentenced to two years' imprisonment.[8]
