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Police Fire Tear Gas Cannisters From Rooftop of the Police Station Throughout Christmas Eve to Christmas Day

Protesters have gathered around Tsim Sha Tsui since last night. At around 12:30 am on Christmas Day, the police fired various shots of tear gas canisters at the intersection between Austin Road and Nathan Road from the Tsim Sha Tsui police station. Some cars passed by were hit.

The video shows the police firing from the rooftop of the Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station at Christmas Eve.

Source: RTHK #24Dec #25Dec
Video: Internet #HongkongChristmas
Legal Scholars Advocates Amnesty for Both Police and Protesters; Chief Executive Office, “All Arrested Must be Prosecuted”

The Anti-ELAB movement has brought about intense clashes between the police and civilians, and the tension has yet to die down. On a discussion paper released yesterday, HKU Centre for Comparative and Public Law suggested that offering amnesty to both police and protesters could be a short-term solution in de-escalating the ongoing volatile situation. The paper stresses that amnesty does not go against the rule of law and the implementation is well within Hong Kong’s legal framework. Amnesty may entail both refraining from prosecution and pardoning of sentences, which the former shall include crimes of public order disturbance such as rioting and illegal assembly. In response to the legal scholars’ advice, the Chief Executive Office replied that Chief Executive Carrie Lam had already expressed her stance on the matter, “The suggestion of not prosecuting and not accounting for the crimes of the arrested goes against the principle of a society run by the rule of law, so amnesty will not be accepted.”

Full version of the paper:
https://www.hku.hk/press/news_detail_20444.html

Source: Ming Pao #24Dec
Pro-democracy Protesters Remind Citizens Not to Indulge in Holidays

Yesterday was Christmas Eve. As the movement continues, some front-line protesters hoped that Hongkongers would not be indulged in the festive atmosphere, and forget the arrested demonstrators. They also hoped that one day they could end the protest and the continuous protests were a means to end the movement. He said he would camp overnight outside the British Consulate General in Hong Kong, to arouse international awareness to the situation in Hong Kong. He added that it was not difficult to sleep on the streets compared to the citizens arrested and detained because of the movement.

Some "Peaceful, rational, non-violent" protesters said they felt guilty when they think of the arrested protestors; and were not in the mood for celebrating Christmas this year. They will respond to online calls for demostration by joining the "Shop with You" action.

Source: Commercial Radio Hong Kong #24Dec #ChristmasEve
Police Surround Toy Shop at Christmas Eve

2105 | YOHO Mall, #YuenLong
Police made a gesture to retreat but suddenly surrounded ToysRus to make arrest.

Source: PPPNews #24Dec #ChristmasEve
Citizens being stopped and searched at Christmas Eve

At Christmas Eve, many citizens were stopped and searched by the police while walking from Causeway Bay to the bar district Lan Kwai Fong in Central.

Citizens that originally gathered at Times Square walked from Causeway Bay to Lan Kwai Fong along the pavement. They shouted slogans on the way, but were being stopped while passing by Wanchai Police Headquarters.

Over 50 citizens on the scene were ordered to take off their masks and show their identity cards. Everyone of them was being searched and the same applied to their personal belongings. Lots of riot police arrived at the scene later on to expand the blocked area, not allowing pedestrians to walk nearby. Lots of people were being taken away.

Source: Apple Daily #24Dec #ChristmasEve
#ChristmasEve #24Dec #Photo
- Is this the Star of Bethlehem?
- It is the special Hong Kong version.

December 24 11:19pm Salisbury Garden, near the Space Museum

Photo by Studio Incendo (CC BY 4.0)

https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/2728793467206256/
#ChristmasEve
Riot Police Chase Away Homeless, Throw Away Possessions, Threaten Arrest: “If You Don’t Leave, I’ll Throw You onto the Truck Too!”

On Christmas Eve, the government made the unprecedented move of sending riot police to clear away the homeless from parks. Community groups revealed that police threw away homeless people’s possessions, and threatened them with arrest.

Despite having begged for mercy, one homeless disabled person was threatened by police, who told him, “If you don’t leave, I’ll throw you onto the truck too.”

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department admitted that they had participated in a joint action with the Police. They, however, claimed that they were not targeting the homeless, but were only aiming to improve cleanliness in parks.

Source: Apple Daily #24Dec http://bit.ly/34WWc8j
#Humanity #Care #HongKongPoliceForce #AsiasFinest
105 years ago, on the eve of Christmas, French, British and German soldiers put their war on-hold and celebrated Christmas together.

Today in Hong Kong, police are making arrests in shopping malls and firing tear gas, forcing the Christmas Eve Mass to be moved early.

If they could lay down their guns 105 years ago, why can't the Hong Kong Police do it for a night?

#24Dec #ChristmasEve
International standards do not apply on Hong Kong Police Force, who claimed themselves as "Asia’s Finest"

#ChristmasEve #24dec #Gunshot #PoliceState
#24Dec #ChristmasEve #HSBC
1989 VS 2019

Some pictures of the "Tiananmen Mothers", the mothers of the victims of Tiananmen Square Massacre in China in 1989, were displayed in front of HSBC Headquarters in Hong Kong.