70-year-old woman arrested for tearing down election posters

A 70-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after tearing down seven election posters in Shek Kip Mei Estate on Monday afternoon.

Police received a report from a security guard at approximately 1pm that a female resident was causing a disturbance in the building's lobby and had torn down displayed posters.

Officers arrived at the scene and found seven posters destroyed, including one Legislative Council election promotional poster and six candidate posters.

Following initial investigation, the surnamed Chan local woman was arrested for criminal damage. She remains in custody while the case is being handled by the Deep Water Bay District Crime Squad.

Police reminded the public that under the Crimes Ordinance, anyone who destroys or damages property belonging to another without lawful excuse commits an offence liable to up to 10 years imprisonment.

Authorities reiterated they will take zero tolerance toward any attempts to interfere with or damage Legislative Council elections, vowing to take resolute law enforcement action to ensure the current election proceeds safely and orderly.