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| Kennedy Town waterfront, where the alleged 'wave chasing' happened |
Hong Kong police have announced the arrest of an Indonesian domestic helper and a local man said to be the father of two young boys they took to watch waves along the Kennedy Town waterfront at the height of the onslaught of Super Typhoon Ragasa.
The arrests was prompted by a video that surfaced
online on Sept 24 showing two adults and two young children watching waves crash
near the shore at the intersection of Cadogan Street and Kennedy Town.
Many netizens expressed concern for the boys’ safety
as powerful waves could be seen frequently slamming onto the road amid the No 10 typhoon signal, despite protective
wire netting along the coast.
Western Police District officers who investigated
the incident said the two boys were not harmed in the dangerous excursion.
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But as a result, their 46-year-old father and the
family’s 33-year-old Indonesian helper were arrested for allegedly endangering the
safety of the two boys aged 4 and 6 years old.
Earlier, two women, an Indian and a Sri Lankan, were
also arrested after videos showed them taking selfies amid the raging storm along
the coast in South Horizons, with an eight-year-old boy in tow.
The video captured them being engulfed by a strong
wave, which police later said caused some bruising on the child’s legs and
palms, while the women were not injured.
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Police said they are also following up the case of a
family of three falling into the sea as they watched powerful waves crashing on the shores of Lei King Wan in Chai Wan.
The three were taken to hospital, and the father has
since been discharged. But the mother and her 5-year-old son who were previously in critical condition, are now said to be stable.
Police have called on the public to offer support to
the recovering mother and child, who have not been spared for calls for similar
prosecution.
They are also said to be looking at videos online if there were other people who had taken young children to engage in the so-called wave-chasing activity while the T10 warning signal was in forces.
