#9June

Police Arrest Civilian in a Park

1836 | Chater Garden, #Central

A middle aged man was arrested and escorted into the police cordon. This was even before the start of the protest, which was initially planned to start at 7pm.

Source: HKTGB

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Police Clears Chater Garden

19:04 | Chater Garden, #Central

Police pushed the cordon forward and removed everyone from Chater Garden, journalists and passers-by alike.

Citizens who have gathered turned on their phones' flashlight to beam the "three short, three long" pattern, signaling "SOS" in morse code, all while the protest anthem "Glory to Hong Kong" played in the background.

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Citizens Join Protest Right After Knocking Off

1920 | Ice House Street, #Central

Thousands of citizens, fresh off work and from all walks of life, poured into the streets of Central, chanting slogans like “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times”.

Some waved the Hong Kong Independence flag while some brought along the Colonial Hong Kong Flag. Many others held candles, as a tribute to the victims of the Tiananmen Square Massacre on June 4, 1989. The whole group of them were seen marching peacefully towards Charter Garden.

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Police Points Weapons at Journalists as they Arrest Citizens

1948 | #Central

A man in a grey shirt was arrested for doing nothing. As the police escorted the arrestee to leave the scene, they raised and pointed their pepper ball guns and pepper sprays at a group of journalists, to form a line of defence.

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Police Dehumanize Citizens, 'Herding' Them Like Sheep

20:02 | Des Voeux Road, #Central

Police officers continued to 'herd' citizens and journalists in the direction of Central.

An officer was heard dehumanizing the citizens and protesters, treating and talking to them as though he was herding sheep, "Go on, go on, there is food up ahead."

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Police Continue to Harass Citizens and Journalists on Confined Sidewalk

2013 | Des Voeux Road, #Central

A large number of citizens were pushed into very tight sidewalk near World-Wide House, towards Sheung Wan.

Riot police officers as well as officers from the Police Public Relations Branch (PPRB) suddenly pushed towards this group of citizens at an increasing speed.

An officer suddenly yelled out a reporter's name, and proceeded on to stop and search several others. The police officers were extremely hostile and antagonistic.

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Police Employ Intimidation Tactics on Protesters through Unceasing Stop and Search

20:16 | Des Voeux Road, #Central

A black-clad young citizen was suddenly pushed aside and searched. He appeared extremely shaken when he was eventually released. Meanwhile, the police set up cordon lines beside a footbridge and dispersed all journalists.

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Police Yells Despite No One Standing on the Road

21:43 | #Central

Police at the scene kept pointing at citizens crossing the road, shouting, "Do not stand in the middle of the road!"

No one at that rime was standing in the middle of the road. They continued to take photos and record videos of the passers-by.

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Maximum Retaliation:
Police Raise Blue Flag Four Times In An Hour

2137 | Des Vouex Road, Central

Over the last 1 hour, the police have hoisted the blue flag 4 times, with mass stop and search carried out all across the shopping hub. An unarmed black-clad old man was searched, surrounded and intimidated by officers decked in riot gear.

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Journalists Forced Out from Back Alley

2137 | Des Vouex Road, #Central

An unarmed young man was stopped and frisked in a back alley. While some journalists advanced to take pictures, 30 over officers suddenly entered and lined up in front of the young man, rudely ordering all journalists to leave the back alley.

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