The injuries do not seem serious. The attacker and Ho’s two assistants injured. The parliamentarian is a controversial figure for appreciating the mafia beating anti-extradition protesters at Yuen Long. Pro-Beijing MPs want to postpone the 24 November district elections. 70% of the population is against postponing the date of the elections.
Hong Kong (AsiaNews) - Junius Ho Kwan-yiu, a very controversial pro-Beijing figure, suffered a stab in the chest from a man who pretended to be his supporter. The injury does not seem serious. Junius Ho was attending an event in preparation for the district elections in Tuen Mun. At one point a man approached with a bunch of flowers for him, pulled a knife out of his bag and stabbed the MP. The attacker and two of Ho's assistants were also injured. In the afternoon, the assistants returned home after a brief stay at the hospital.
Junius Ho became famous because he strongly opposed the anti-government demonstrations that have been taking place in Hong Kong for months. After the assault against protesters and passengers by a group of mobsters at the Yuen Long subway, Ho publicly praised the hooligan action. He was even filmed while laughing and shaking hands with some members of the mafia group responsible for the attack.
The attack on Ho comes within days of another attack, this time by a pro-Beijing man who bit off the ear of a pro-democracy parliamentarian, Andrew Chiu Ka-yin, and injured five people with a knife.
Because of this violence and the fiery climate, some pro-China parliamentarians would like to delay the district elections scheduled for November 24th.
In the afternoon, Junius Ho released a statement accusing "black forces" (foreigners) that threaten the electoral campaign. " This morning is a dark day in Hong Kong's district council elections. A candidate was intentionally assaulted by an attacker. There is no order in elections left,” he said
The youth of the anti-extradition movement are opposed to the postponement of the elections, the results of which could show how much their commitment is supported by the population of the territory.
According to observers, the fear of pro-government (and pro-China) groups that want a postponement of the election date is a resounding defeat, given the strong politicization of society and youth against the establishment.
According to the Institute of Public Opinion Research, 70% of Hong Kong's population does not want to postpone the election date.