In the video, the man does not return to the pavement and instead stands in front of the taxi to block its path. The driver then continues to reverse, with the man following the vehicle closely.
A female onlooker is heard shouting: “Why don’t you just grab him back? He might get hit.”
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The clip then shows the driver steering backwards in an “S” trail along Pedder Street before finally stopping at an intersection with Queen’s Road Central.
It was unclear when the video was filmed but a bus on route N962 to Tuen Mun operated by Citybus and New World First Bus was seen passing the scene, indicating the incident occurred after midnight.
Towards the end of the video, two women and another man are seen approaching the suspected drunk in a bid to persuade him to stop.
In response to a Post inquiry, police said they did not receive any reports about the incident.
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Under Hong Kong law, a pedestrian using any road negligently in a manner that endangers his own safety or that of any other individual can be fined HK$2,000 (US$255).