{"id":835670,"date":"2026-07-31T13:14:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/835670\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T13:14:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:14:30","slug":"no-sufficient-evidence-to-charge-basketball-coach-over-alleged-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/835670\/","title":{"rendered":"‘No sufficient evidence’ to charge basketball coach over alleged abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is insufficient evidence to charge Hong Kong basketball coach Yung Kam-wah<\/a> over alleged abuse of students, the police have said.<\/p>\n

\"ScreenshotScreenshot of an online video allegedly showing basketball coach Yung Kam-wah with students. Photo: qchikk, via Threads. <\/p>\n

Yung, a prominent basketball coach, was arrested in early June after an online\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0showed a basketball coach forcing a student to slap himself several times in a school court. He was suspected of common assault. <\/p>\n

In a Chinese-language written response on Friday, the police told HKFP that they had conducted an in-depth investigation: \u201c[P]olice found insufficient evidence to institute prosecution against anyone and have notified the relevant parties of the outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The incident allegedly occurred at Hon Wah College, a secondary school in Siu Sai Wan. The school issued a statement on June 2, saying that the incident took place at the school during the 2023-24 academic year, Cable TV\u00a0reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The school added that it had contacted the student to provide support and had suspended Yung from coaching duties.<\/p>\n

Independent media outlet HK City Creation reported<\/a> that, according to Hon Wah College students, Yung had been abusive towards pupils over a long period.<\/p>\n

Yung later posted on Facebook expressing remorse over the incident, but the message was subsequently deleted.<\/p>\n

\"YungBasketball coach Yung Kam-wah Photo: Yung Kam Wah, via Facebook. <\/p>\n

Two former basketball players at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Basketball Club told<\/a> UK-based media outlet Green Bean Media in mid-June that Yung also forced them to slap themselves and abused them verbally when he was the HKU Basketball Club coach. Yung did not respond the Green Bean Media\u2019s enquiries.<\/p>\n

Yung, a former player for the Hong Kong men\u2019s national basketball team, currently serves as the vice-chairman of the Basketball Association of Hong Kong, China and works as a sports commentator.<\/p>\n

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