By the afternoon, the man behind the wheel had not been found, but two women – the car owner and a female passenger – were arrested.At about 1.15am, two police officers spotted a black car dropping off a female passenger on double yellow lines at the public transport interchange of the Sun Yuen Long Centre, under Yuen Long MTR station.
According to Chan Tin-chu, senior superintendent of the New Territories North regional headquarters, the officers, noting it was parked where it should not be, approached the vehicle. The driver sped off, almost hitting one of the officers. Chan said the officers scrambled, one waiting at the exit of the interchange and the other chasing the car from behind. The officer at the exit drew his gun to signal to the driver to stop. When he did not stop, the officer fired one shot.With the car still hurtling towards the officer, he fired again.The car was found 20 minutes later on a roadside near Fairview Park housing estate, about 7km from the scene. No one was inside.Police arrested the car owner for breaking traffic rules.
According to the Police General Orders, officers are allowed to open fire under three circumstances: to protect someone, including themselves, from death or serious injury; to bring about the arrest of any person who has just committed a serious or violent crime; or to quell a riot or insurrection. After an initial investigation, Chan said, he believed the case was related to some illegality, and did not rule out the case being related to drugs.Only a month ago a policeman
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