The protests arising from the Fugitive Offenders Bill have lasted for more than 100 days and serious violent clashes have broken out in various districts of the territory. Since June 9, more than 250 police officers have been injured in operations. One of the injured officers was Senior Inspector Wong Ka-lun of Emergency Unit of Kowloon East. He was attacked by a rioter who fired a metal marble at him with a slingshot. As a result, his lower lip was cut and one of his teeth was broken.

On the afternoon of August 5, Mr Wong and over 20 members of his team were deployed to disperse protesters who blocked Lung Cheung Road in Wong Tai Sin District. When they arrived at the scene, they found a lot of barricades, which were made of railings, refuse collection bins and debris. At the same time, more than 300 rioters in black shirts were standing nearby, and some of them were fully geared. Apart from shooting marbles and throwing stones and bricks at police officers, some rioters attacked the officers with umbrellas and wooden sticks. Though police officers were well equipped, they still got hurt.

Mr Wong's team successfully subdued one of the rioters at the scene. While they were going to escort the rioter to a police vehicle, Mr Wong heard a "crack" sound and felt severe pain in his lower lip. It turned out that another rioter fired a metal marble at him with a slingshot, breaking one of his teeth and cutting his lower lip. However, without any hint of self-pity, Mr Wong continued his duties to prevent the mob from getting hold of the subdued rioter.

After Mr Wong returned to the police station, he texted his wife about his injury. He immediately got a phone call from her and all he heard was crying. His tooth was broken, but not as much as his wife's heart. Why did anyone deserve such pain while performing duties impartially, and find his loved one bursting into tears?

On the following day, Mr Wong attended a dental clinic for treatment. Being such a brave person, he was surprisingly afraid of seeing a dentist. His wife accompanied him and clasped his hand tightly throughout the dental consultation. During the treatment, blood flew out from his mouth which terrified his wife. She fainted as they came out of the dentist's room. Then Mr Wong realised that his wife was afraid of bloody scenes and she tried to cover up her fear to support her beloved husband. Mr Wong felt very sorry for her suffering but was so much more grateful for her support.

Looking back at his 17-year police career, Mr Wong has never been so saddened before. However, he has no regrets for joining the Force. He said, "It is inevitable to get injured during such an operation. I am not discouraged and have never thought about resigning. Serving as a policeman has always been my childhood dream, and I am really proud of being a police officer." He will remain steadfast in upholding law and order to build a better Hong Kong for the next generation.