He was ambushed on the street by at least four men with hammers and was taken to the hospital, where he is in stable condition
Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit, convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front, was attacked on Wednesday, four days before a planned march.Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit, convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front, a pro-democracy group responsible for some of the largest peaceful protests in Hong Kong, was attacked on Wednesday.
He was set upon by at least four non-ethnic Chinese assailants on Arran Street in Mong Kok at 7.40pm, a police source said.
The attack was the second against Sham in less than two months.
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The Civil Human Rights Front said Sham had been smashed over the head with hammers and spanners but was conscious when sent to Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei. He was understood to be in stable condition
Sham had been making his way to the democracy group’s annual general meeting, where he was expected to discuss a march from Tsim Sha Tsui to West Kowloon railway station set for Sunday.
Democratic Party lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting said “the assault is clearly politically motivated”. He accused police of failing to protect opposition politicians and activists. Lam said he had been assaulted by government supporters in June but that police had not made any arrests.