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A Filipino waiter appeared in Eastern Court today on charges that he assaulted a police officer who intervened when he became drunk and disorderly in Lan Kwai Fong last Oct. 29.
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Under Section 26 (2) of the Offenses against the Person
Ordinance, such an offense is punishable by imprisonment of up to two years.
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From the same incident, he was also charged with being drunk
and disorderly, a violation of the Summary Offenses Ordinance, which sets a punishment
of a fine of up to $2,000 and imprisonment of up to two months.
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“… you did behave in a disorderly manner in a public place
while drunk,” Central District Police said in the charge sheet dated Oct. 31,
2023.
Principal Magistrate Ivy Chui adjourned the case to Jan. 30.
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Bautista was freed on bail of $5,000.
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