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Knife attack on Kevin Lau

Kevin Lau (), former editor-in-chief of the Hong Kong daily newspaper ''Ming Pao'', was attacked in the morning of 26 February 2014 in Lei King Wan, Hong Kong, by two men. He suffered cleaver wounds to his back and legs and underwent emergency surgery. The police and most commentators agreed that it was a triad-style attack aimed at maiming without killing.

Thousands of people attended a rally to denounce the attack. ''Ming Pao'' put up a reward of HK$3 million for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrators. While pro-establishment figures denied links between the attack and assaults on press freedom, local journalists and press saw it as part of longstanding mainland Chinese efforts to rein in Hong Kong's free press. Disagreements notwithstanding, the legislature unanimously passed a motion condemning the violence.

Eleven people, some of them with links to triads in Hong Kong, were later arrested in connection with the attack. On 21 August 2015, two suspects were sentenced in Hong Kong to 19 years imprisonment. The judge found no direct evidence linking the attack to Lau's work but voiced support for better protecting journalists. Provided by Wikipedia