--- description: The son of a Chinese PLA general has allegedly offered a reward to anyone who will beat up Hong Kong Judge David Dufton title: Princeling 'Incites Violence' Against Hong Kong Judge image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt981e65c0712f393b/6988bb028fd2ee9ed2355da5/gettyimages-606204466.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Hong Kong](/tag/hong-kong/) ## Hong Kong Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A Chinese Princeling Has Allegedly Offered a Reward to Anyone Who 'Beats Up' a Hong Kong Judge by [Kevin Lui](/author/kevin-lui/) ## Kevin Lui Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 20, 2017 9:36 AM CUT  The Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong The Court of Final Appeal, Hong KongGetty Images by [Kevin Lui](/author/kevin-lui/) ## Kevin Lui Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 20, 2017 9:36 AM CUT The son of a Chinese People’s Liberation Army general has allegedly incited violence against a judge in Hong Kong. “I’m willing to give 10,000 yuan \[$1,450\] to anyone who beats up British ‘judge’ David Dufton,” Cai Xiaoxin, son of the late Major General Cai Changyuan, wrote on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, [according](http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2072174/son-late-mainland-commander-may-face-contempt-court-over?utm%5Fsource&utm%5Fmedium&utm%5Fcampaign=SCMPSocialNewsfeed "undefined") to the _South China Morning Post_. “I mean it,” he reportedly added. Last week, Dufton [found the officers guilty](http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1314067-20170217.htm "undefined") of assaulting activist and social worker Ken Tsang in October 2014, during the height of the territory’s 79-day pro-democracy protests, known as the Umbrella Revolution. He sentenced each of them to two years in jail, remarking that “the defendants have not only brought dishonor to the Hong Kong Police Force, they have also damaged Hong Kong’s reputation in the international community.” The case attracted much attention in Hong Kong, not the least because the beating was [caught by news cameras and broadcast on television](http://time.com/3508857/ken-tsang-hong-kong-police-brutality-occupy-central/ "undefined"). Cai’s post was shared hundreds of times, [according](http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2072174/son-late-mainland-commander-may-face-contempt-court-over?utm%5Fsource&utm%5Fmedium&utm%5Fcampaign=SCMPSocialNewsfeed "undefined") to the _Post_. Barrister Albert Luk told the _Post_ that by inciting people to violently attack the judge Cai could be found in contempt of court. Dufton’s ethnicity (he is Caucasian) has meanwhile been the subject of unprecedented slurs made by establishment figures disagreeing with his verdict and sentencing. Pro-Beijing lawmaker Wong Kwok-kin [referred](http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1314187-20170217.htm "undefined") to an unnamed “white skin” judge with a “yellow heart” in the legislature last Friday. 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