This archive report was first published on 3 November 2019.
On November 3, 2019, Hong Kong witnessed a knife rampage that left at least five people wounded, including a local pro-democracy politician who had his ear bitten off.
According to eyewitnesses, a Mandarin-speaking man attacked people outside a shopping mall in Tai Koo Shing, a middle-class neighborhood, after shouting pro-Beijing slogans.
Andrew Chiu, a local pro-democracy councillor, had his ear bitten off after trying to subdue the attacker, while a second man was seen unconscious in a growing pool of blood as bystanders desperately tried to stem wounds to his back.
The alleged assailant was then beaten bloody by the crowd until police and other emergency workers arrived.
Police revised down their wounded toll from six to five people and said three people were arrested, without detailing whether the alleged knife attacker was among those counted as injured or arrested.
As the city continues to grapple with the aftermath of the knife attack, it is clear that the situation in Hong Kong remains volatile and unpredictable.
