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Hong Kong couple spared conviction for storm-chasing with children

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A Hong Kong couple avoided criminal conviction for taking their two young children to a breakwater during Super Typhoon Ragasa. The pair were instead given a three-year, HK$2,000 bind-over order for child neglect. The incident occurred when the mother and her five-year-old son were swept into the sea by a large wave, prompting the father to jump in after them in a rescue attempt. AI

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Hong Kong couple spared conviction for storm-chasing with children

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Wong ·

    Hong Kong couple who took children storm chasing during typhoon spared criminal sentence

    A Hong Kong couple have been spared a criminal conviction for storm chasing with their children during Super Typhoon Ragasa last year after prosecutors agreed to settle the case with a bind-over order. The couple were bound over at Eastern Court on Tuesday for three years in the …

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