Hong Kong police probe throwing of concrete block that struck customs recruits

Hong Kong police are investigating whether noise complaints are linked to two customs trainees being struck by a piece of concrete that was thrown over a three-metre-high (10-foot-high) wall into the grounds of a training school.

A source said on Thursday the two women, both aged 29, had gathered with colleagues at an outdoor area of the Hong Kong Customs College on Tai Lam Chung Road in Tuen Mun the day before.

The insider said the trainees were lining up to enter a classroom after dinner when the piece of concrete was thrown into the campus at about 7.40pm.

The 15-by-15cm (six-by-six inch) block cleared the three-metre-high wall and struck the two women, causing minor injuries, police said.

“One of the victims sustained minor injuries to the chest and lower jaw, while the other suffered bruises on an arm,” a police spokesman said.

The insider said security measures at the college would be heightened in an effort to prevent similar attacks.