3 more suspects arrested over murder of businessman in Hong Kong bar fight

Police have already arrested nine suspects in connection with the death of 32-year-old Issac Yeung in Tsim Sha Tsui on July 26

Hong Kong police have arrested three more suspects in connection with the death of a 32-year-old entrepreneur in a bar fight on July 26.

The arrests were made as part of an investigation into the murder of Issac Yeung at an upstairs bar on Cameron Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. Police have already arrested six men and three women, aged 24 to 46, in connection with the case.

The force said on Sunday that the three latest arrests comprised a 40-year-old man apprehended on suspicion of murder and two more men, aged 36 and 52, suspected of assisting the other suspects.

Police added that the three new suspects were apprehended during operations in Tsim Sha Tsui and Yuen Long on Friday and Saturday.

The force also said on Sunday that the 36-year-old suspect has been provisionally charged with one count of assisting an offender and was scheduled to appear at Kowloon City Court on Monday morning.

The other two suspects are being held for questioning.