28 Dec 2011
A 38-year-old man was convicted of assaulting and obstructing a Tobacco Control Inspector (TCI) in the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Court today (December 28).
The man was sentenced to 160 hours of community service order for assaulting a TCI and 160 hours of community service order and a fine of $500 for obstructing a public officer, executed concurrently.
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.