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Immigration Assistant Sentenced to Community Service for Assault

3/9/2026

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Kowloon City Court sentenced ATK, an assistant at Hong Kong's Immigration Department, to 200 hours of community service for six counts of common assault against his wife and son.
ATK assaulted his wife three times in 2021–2024 and his son three times in 2023–2025, grabbing them by the throat.
The defense sought probation to avoid job loss, but Magistrate Arthur Lam noted offenses' seriousness and recurrence, and ATK remains suspended.

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Kowloon City Court sentenced ATK, an assistant at Hong Kong's Immigration Department, to 200 hours of community service for six counts of common assault against his wife and son.
ATK assaulted his wife three times in 2021–2024 and his son three times in 2023–2025, grabbing them by the throat.
The defense sought probation to avoid job loss, but Magistrate Arthur Lam noted offenses' seriousness and recurrence, and ATK remains suspended.