According to a report from Hong Kong, a group of people were seen in a viral video playing mahjong in a MTR carriage.
Hong Kong police arrested five local men after an investigation. Five people were fined a total of $5,000 (HK$, the same below) for “nuisance committed in a public place” and for violating the MTR Bylaws.
The police pointed out that five men aged between 20 and 27 were convicted in the Kowloon City Magistrates’ Court yesterday (12th April) for a total of one count of violating Section 4(28) of the Summary Offences Ordinance “for the offence of nuisance committed in a public place”. ”, a total of $2,500 was fined; 4 men aged between 20 and 24 were also convicted of violating Article 15(1)(d) of the MTR Bylaws, and each was fined $500; the other A 27-year-old man was convicted of breaching Article 4A of the MTR Bylaws and fined $500.
The case refers to a video circulating on the Internet that at about 6 pm on October 13 last year, five men were playing mahjong in a MTR carriage along the Kwun Tong Line towards Tiu Keng Ling and filming a short video with a mobile phone, obstructing the passage of the carriage. and cause a nuisance to other passengers.
After an in-depth investigation, officers from the Special Duty Team of Wong Tai Sin Police District arrested the five men on November 13 of the same year.