A teenage McDonald’s worker who hurled a brick at a police officer during the Mong Kok riot last February was put on 18 months’ probation by the Kowloon City Court on Monday morning.
Mong Kok, one of Hong Kong's busiest districts, went into virtual lockdown in February 2016 hours after the Lunar New Year began. Unrest escalated as crowds gathered in the district to protest a crackdown on illegal street food hawkers. A night of violence saw police fire two warning shots as protesters launched bricks and set fires.