A pro-independence student charged with possessing an imitation firearm near a protest site has said he brought the air gun to use in self-defence against anti-independence protesters. Lau Hong, 16, was arrested last December after being searched by police at the intersection between Tim Mei Avenue and Harcourt Road near the Legislative Council demonstration area. Pro-democracy … Continue reading HK$30 toy gun was for self-defence, says 16-year-old pro-independence student charged with possessing imitation firearm