The alleged ringleader in the fatal assault of an entrepreneur during a bar fight last month has told a Hong Kong court that he was deprived of basic necessities while being held in a “filthy” police-cell" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="177849" data-entity-type="location">police cell.Tsang Wai-ching, 40, was escorted to Kowloon City Court on Tuesday to face a murder charge over the attack on 32-year-old Issac Yeung Kam-chuen at an upstairs bar on Cameron Road in Tsim Sha Tsui on July 25.Engineering manager Cheng Yuk-lun, 52, was also brought to court for allegedly assisting an offender by arranging getaway cars to help Tsang evade justice.
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TUE · 2026-08-04 · 07:41 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0804-98903
NSR-2026-0804-98903News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
‘Damp and filthy’: murder suspect says basic necessities denied in custody
Tsang Wai-ching, 40, appeared in Kowloon City Court on Tuesday to face a murder charge. He is accused of being the ringleader in the fatal assault of entrepreneur Issac Yeung Kam-chuen, 32, during a bar fight on July 25 in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Brian WongSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-04 · 07:41 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Tsang Wai-ching, 40, appeared in Kowloon City Court on Tuesday to face a murder charge. He is accused of being the ringleader in the fatal assault of entrepreneur Issac Yeung Kam-chuen, 32, during a bar fight on July 25 in Tsim Sha Tsui. Tsang alleged to the court that he was denied basic necessities and held in a "filthy" police cell. Also brought to court was Cheng Yuk-lun, 52, an engineering manager, who faces a charge of assisting an offender for allegedly arranging getaway cars to help Tsang evade justice.
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Cheng Yuk-lun is accused of assisting an offender by arranging getaway cars for Tsang.
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The assault occurred during a bar fight on July 25 at an upstairs bar on Cameron Road in Tsim Sha Tsui.
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Tsang Wai-ching faces a murder charge over the fatal assault of Issac Yeung Kam-chuen.
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Murder suspect Tsang Wai-ching claims he was deprived of basic necessities while in police custody.
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