Following six days of investigation, police apprehended a 59-year-old man, surnamed Tang, in connection with the supposedly unannounced bulldozing of at least three squatter homes in Kwu Tung last week.
According to Apple Daily, Tang was arrested in Long Ping Estate in Yuen Long on Saturday for suspected criminal damage. Tang reportedly runs an excavating business, which police believe is connected to the excavators and bulldozers that were left in Kwu Tung after the demolition.
One of the pieces of construction equipment that was left at the scene, posted to a Facebook group for residents of Kwu Tung.
As the investigation is still ongoing, Chief Inspector Ng Tak-nam of the Border District Crime Division told Apple Daily that they cannot currently disclose any further details. However, Ng assured that his team would continue to search for other key players in the case, and has not ruled out the possibility of more arrests.
At least 10 residents were uprooted from their homes last Monday, when their homes were razed to the ground, reportedly without any prior notice. One victim suggested that Henderson Land Development Co. – which she claimed had previously asked her to move – was to blame, although the company has denied any involvement in the demolition so far.
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