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The five kept their distance from each other in compliance to the two-person gathering limit. However, police officers still ticketed them for violating the gathering ban.

Here is the poem, with translation below:

——紀念魯迅逝世十三周年有感
有的人活着，
他已經死了；
有的人死了，
他還活着。
有的人，
騎在人民頭上：「呵，我多偉大！」
有的人，
俯下身子給人民當牛馬。
有的人，
把名字刻入石頭，想「不朽」；
有的人，
情願做野草，等着地下的火燒。
有的人，
他活着別人就不能活；
有的人，
他活着為了多數人更好地活。
騎在人民頭上的，
人民把他摔垮；
給人民作牛馬的，
人民永遠記住他！
把名字刻入石頭的，
名字比屍首爛得更早；
只要春風吹到的地方，
到處是青青的野草。
他活着別人就不能活的人，
他的下場可以看到；
他活着為了多數人更好地活的人，
群眾把他抬舉得很高，很高。
——1949年11月1日於北京

In memory of Lu Xun, on the 30th anniversary of his passing:

Some people are alive,
But they are already dead;
Some people have died,
Yet they still live.

Some people
Step on the heads of the masses: "Oh, I'm so great!"
Some people
Stoop down and let the masses ride on his body.
Some people
Carve their names into stone, thinking of "Immortality";
Some people
Would rather be wild grass, waiting to be burned up.
Some people,
If they live, others cannot;
Some people,
They live, so that most people can live better.

He who step on the heads of the masses,
The masses smash him to the ground;
He who let the masses ride on him,
The masses shall remember him forever!
He who carved his name into stone,
His name waste away long before his corpse;
Wherever the spring wind blows,
The wild grass grows green everywhere.
He who, if he lives, others cannot,
All can see his downfall;
He who lived so that most people can live better,
The people lift him high, very high.

Written Nov 1, 1949 in Beijing

#Aug31 #831PrinceEdward #LuXun #PoliceState #FailedState

Man Experiences Shortness of Breath While Being Searched by Police

2327 | #MongKok
While waiting to get searched by the police, a man clutched his chest in discomfort. Reporters focused on his face, and it was very obvious that he was in pain.

2329
The man was searched for nearly 30 minutes, and displayed signs of nausea and vomitting. He then fell to the ground. Bystanders frantically called out for medical attention.

2337
The man seemed like he needed medical attention and assistance in breathing. It was clear from livestream that he was experiencing extreme difficulties in breathing.

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The man was stretchered to an ambulance. He continued to display difficulties in breathing even while being conveyed to the hospital.

Source: Apple Daily
#31Aug #831PrinceEdward #FailedState #PoliceState

#831PrinceEdward
Large number of journalists fined for violating group gathering ban despite keeping safe distance

View Images Here: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24786

Today marks a year since the 831 attack at Prince Edward station. Many civilians gathered at Mong Kok to commemorate this event.

Police on site continuously pushed forward multiple times throughout the night, attempting to dispersed the crowd.

A large number of journalists wearing reflective press vests were detained by the police. Many of them had their press passes checked by police officers. The police also accused then of the violating the group gathering ban.

PolyU editorial committee member, Mr Tse, stated that he got fined even after ensuring that he was keeping a safe distance of 2 metres away from other journalists. He expressed his hopelessness, but at the same time is determined to accomplish his duties.

Bruce Lam Hong Chine, journalist of an online media platform, Barry Evening Post, was also fined by the police. The police claimed that Barry Evening Post was not a recognised media outlet. He then told the police that their knowledge about media outlets were outdated.

Source: Stand News
#Aug31 #PoliceState #FailedState

HK Police Force is “fabricating and distorting history” : Media

Apple Daily called HK Police “the author of Hong Kong's unofficial history” as the Force has been found for incessantly downplaying their wrong doings with biased descriptions and excuses.

Read following 3 incidents, most recently happened.

#1
On Aug 31, 2020, Hong Kong police choked, pepper sprayed and pushed a pregnant woman on the ground during an operation.

Although the Force had released a statement claiming their concern for the woman, a newer modified statement was issued on September 12, responding to the public criticism of the police's excessive use of force.

In the latest statement, the violent incident of several police officers forcefully separating the 8-month pregnant woman from her husband, being pepper sprayed in close-range and pushed to the ground was diluted into a sentence with only 7 words, “A couple had fallen to the ground” ( 兩名男女曾跌倒).

Watch videos of the incident captured from 2 different angles:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24771
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24788

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#2
On September 6, 2020, a 12-year-old girl was on her way to a stationary shop but ended up being body slammed and subdued between the legs of several riot policemen.

The Force insisted that the 12-year-old had looked "suspicious", and their use of force was “based on enforcement responsibility” (基於執法責任) .

Read full story:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/25058

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#3
On August 26, 2020, HK Police described the Yuen Long 7.21 attack as “an escalated conflict that arose by two evenly-matched parties of different views”. The Force also slammed the media for accusing police of colluding with white-clad assailants.

Related report:

Police Deny Turning Pro-dem Lawmaker from "plaintiff to defendant" Even after Arresting Him, Police: 7.21 Yuen Long Attack is Not Police-Triad Collusion

https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24533

Source: Apple Daily #Sept12

https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20200912/5ICBELFL35AE5ND5QZMRBIFAXU/

#HistoricalNegationism #Whitewash #PoliceBrutality