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| Wong is shown all bloodied after the Jun 17 brawl |
Chancell Wong, 44, had his two-month jail sentence suspended
for 12 months by Magistrate Peter Law.
“Thank you, your honor,” Wong, 44, told the magistrate after
the sentencing, then bowed his head and left the courtroom trailing his British
employers, who showed up to support him, and submitted a letter attesting to
his good character.
Wong, a Hong Kong permanent
resident, pleaded guilty to the charge on Feb. 8. A duty lawyer who represented
him in court said Wong is a driver who teaches kickboxing part-time and earns
$20,000 a month,
In mitigation, the lawyer said Wong did not start the fight
on D’Aguilar St
The lawyer also said the charge against Wong was just a
“pushing and pulling, not a remand case, but a case against a foreign male.”
But the magistrate rebuked the lawyer, saying, “The other
male, foreigner or local, has nothing to do with this case.” He also said resisting
an officer who was executing his duty to enforce the law and prevent crime was
a serious offense.
He said the sentence for such an offense was three months in
jail but was reducing it by a third because of Wong’s clear record and guilty plea.
Law warned Wong not to commit any offense during the next 12
months or the sentence would be imposed, on top of any penalty for the new
offense.
The brawl involving Wong and Filipino drivers Ricky Lizo and
his younger brother Denise broke out just after 11:00pm on Jun 17 last year on D’Aguilar Street
The prosecution said a police officer patrolling the Lan
Kwai Fong area saw the defendant chase and attack an unidentified foreign man
on the street.
The officer reportedly blocked Wong and ordered him to stop,
but the latter pushed him and pulled his arm. As a result, the officer suffered
an arm injury and was taken to the hospital where an attending doctor told him
to take a three-day medical leave.
Wong himself was injured in the fracas and was hospitalized
with a wound on his head and a split lower lip.
Earlier reports said the fight started when Wong was
attacked by the brothers Lizo for allegedly slapping a Filipina. At the time,
the Lizos had been drinking in a Filipino pub where Wong was also having a
drink.
A Filipino boxer friend, Jay Primo Solmiano, said he tried
to break up the fight when he saw Wong being beaten up by the Lizos, but was
himself attacked by the brothers.
All four sustained injuries and Wong and the Lizos were arrested
by the police, but were later released on police bail. Solmiano voluntarily reported to Central
police station where he was also deemed arrested and told to post bail.
A few months back, Solmiano and the Lizos got back their
police bail, and were reportedly told they no longer had to worry about being
charged in court. However the Police Public Relations Bureau told The SUN the
case was still under investigation.
