Four offenders, all males aged 21 to 29, have been given jail sentences ranging from two to six months for disorderly conduct in a public place, resisting arrest, assaulting police officers and professing to be a triad member. A fifth offender, a 32-year-old man, was given a two-month suspended sentence for disorderly conduct.

Three more offenders, comprising a male and two females aged 18 to 21, have been ordered to perform community services for a total of 600 hours for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and misleading a police officer.

Two PSU1 officers were dispatched to a taxi stand at Yan Ching Street, Tuen Mun, about 4:45 am last year after a resident had informed the police by "999" call that the offenders were engaged in a scuffle and threatened a taxi driver. The offenders not only refused to produce their identity cards, but also jeered at the officers.

Upon the arrival of two police constables from a patrol car, one of the offenders professed to be a triad member and a female offender tried to create chaos by alleging she had been "indecently assaulted" by a PC, while two other offenders reported the "indecent assault" and "assault by police" to the RCCC.

When reinforcement from PSU1 arrived at the scene, the offenders continued to abuse the police with foul language and repeated the "indecent assault" accusation. They also put up a violent struggle and assaulted the officers before being subdued with the assistance of EU NTN officers.

Upon being brought back to Tuen Mun Station, one of the offenders caused further trouble by dialling "999" with his mobile phone, alleging that the police had banged his head against the floor.

All the allegations were later refuted by independent eye witnesses to the incident.