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Hong Kong retiree sentenced for slapping child

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A Hong Kong retiree has been sentenced to 40 hours of community service for slapping a five-year-old boy. The incident occurred at the Grand Yoho shopping centre when the retiree, Lok Kam-ming, lost his temper after hearing the boy berate his domestic helper. The boy sustained bruises to his cheek after retaliating by throwing a toy. AI

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Hong Kong retiree sentenced for slapping child

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

    Hong Kong retiree gets 40 hours of community service for slapping 5-year-old boy

    A Hong Kong retiree has received 40 hours of community service for slapping a five-year-old boy who threw a tantrum and berated his domestic helper at a shopping centre earlier this year. Lok Kam-ming, 61, returned to Tuen Mun Court on Friday to be sentenced for what his lawyer d…

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