Former Hong Kong Cantopop singer Roy Chow Wing-hang has been arrested for illegally riding an electric unicycle in Tin Shui Wai, with a viral video showing him being emotional when several police officers subdued him.
The force said on Monday that Chow, 40, was apprehended for using the device without third-party insurance and riding it on the pedestrian path of Tin Wu Road. He was granted bail but will be required to report to police in mid-May.
The former singer passed both a breathalyser and a rapid oral fluid test against drug driving, according to a source.
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In the video circulated online, Chow appears agitated as he shouts “I did not hit anyone” and “save me” while he is being intercepted by police officers.
The officers – both in uniform and plain clothes- then restrain him with force, telling him “do not move, or you’ll get hurt”, before handcuffing and pinning him to the ground.
The arrest was part of a police operation targeting illegal use of electric mobility devices in the area.
In Hong Kong, driving an electric mobility device (EMD) on a road without a vehicle registration licence is an offence that carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a HK$10,000 (US$1,300) fine under the Road Traffic Ordinance.
According to the Transport Department, the use of EMDs such as scooters, unicycles, hoverboards and skateboards on streets and pavements may be an offence under the ordinance, its subsidiary legislation and other relevant laws.
The nephew of singer-songwriter Chow Kai-seng, Roy Chow began his singing career in 2001 but bowed out of the industry three years later after a drug scandal.
In 2004, police found 20 pills of the hypnotic drug nimetazepam on him. He was charged with drug possession and sentenced to an 18-month probation order.
He gained further notoriety after arrests for other offences.
In 2014, he was arrested for assaulting his first wife, singer Chiu Tsz-ki, better known as Chiu Chung-yu. He was ordered by the judge to refrain from violence against others for 18 months or face a HK$3,000 fine.
Nine years later, he was jailed for two weeks and fined HK$2,000 for assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.
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