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Hong Kong police are hunting down three men who allegedly assaulted mainland billionaire Qian Fenglei and his assistant with knives in Wan Chai around midnight on Friday.
The attack occurred when Qian, the 43-year-old director of Universal International Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, was about to leave Harbor Road with his assistant, a 48-year-old man surnamed Fang. Fang remained in critical condition Saturday night.
The force said several black-clad men wearing masks and brandishing knives suddenly got out of a nearby car and launched their attack.
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Qian, who suffered limb injuries, was picked up by his driver, while Fang, who suffered head and back injuries, remained at the scene in Wan Chai.
After arriving on Island Road in the southern district, Qian’s driver called the police at 12:36 a.m. on Saturday.
Both injured men, still conscious, were sent to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai and later transferred to Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital in Chai Wan for treatment.
“According to initial information, there are three men listed as suspects,” a police spokeswoman said.
The force classified the case as injured and no one had been arrested as of Saturday afternoon.
Qian, from the southeastern coastal province of Zhejiang, is known as a billionaire philanthropist and holds a Hong Kong identity card.
He is also a close friend of Alibaba founder Jack Ma. Alibaba is the owner of the South China morning post.
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