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A young boy fell down while riot police were arresting him. He was injured and blood was seen everywhere.

#PoliceBrutality #SevereInjury
Riot Police Requested Citizen to Drink her Bottle of Water

2359 | A female citizen was subdued by the police. Riot police searched her backpack, and then ordered the lady to drink the water from a plastic bottle inside her bag. The lady obeyed and drank from the bottle. She was then released.

Source: RTHK #15Dec #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality
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Police Assaulted Citizens and Reporters in Mongkok
Source: EduU SU Editorial Board #15Dec #PoliceBrutality #Assault #FreedomOfPress
#FirstHand #15Dec
0033 Mongkok

Police fired tear gas grenades without any prior warning. A fire was burning at the intersection point of Nathan Road and Sai Yeung Choi Street. Crowd did not disperse.
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Shoppers Paradise No More?

Citizens called for the "Christmas Shop with you" activity in shopping malls in different districts on Sunday, December 15. Police were alerted and massively deployed across the territory, leading to clashes and arrests. The video captured the scene when the Police trooped in New Town Plaza in Shatin.

Source: Internet #15Dec
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Police Violently Subdued Citizens in Shopping Mall on Sunday


“Christmas Shop With You” at Shatin New Town Plaza unfolded into an intense clash between the Police and civilians. With the Police pressing down a few black-shirts onto the floor. Some protesters rushed forward in an attempt to rescue the arrested, but the Police waved their batons and squirted pepper spray multiple times and many reporters at the scene got sprayed.

Source: Stand News #15Dec
#Economy #Boycott
Citizens Post "Boycott Notice" on Shops Run by Pro-China Corporations

"Boycott Notices" were posted at eateries under the Maxim's group, including Peking Garden Restaurant, Starbucks and Simplylife, which stipulated reasons for the boycott. Protesters checked corresponding reasons on the notice, indicating that these eateries were not unreasonably targeted.  This was also convenient for the public to understand reasons for the boycott.

Source: United Social Press #15Dec
#Economy #Boycott
To Support or to Boycott: Protesrers Show Clear Standard


In New Town Plaza in Shatin, protestors proclaim their support for business owned by loc tycoon Li Ka-Shing outside stores like Fortress and Watsons.

Note:
While Ann Wu of Maxim's group told China-owned Global Times on November 2, 2019 that she would "give up" two generations of young people in Hong Kong; Li Ka-Shing has efficiently set up a HKD$1 billion instant relief fund for local retail industry. His praise for its efficiency. Like Fortress and Watsons, businesses under Li's company CK Hutchison Holdings Limited remained unaffected throughout the movement.

Source: HKEJ #15Dec
Social Welfare Sector to Go On Strike, Urging the Government to Respond to the Five Demands

The Social Welfare sector organised a rally at 3pm in Central Edinburgh Place on 15 December 2019. The aim
is to convene a 3-day strike from the coming Tuesday to Thursday, as a strike committee has been set up earlier.

Through this strike, they hope to raise the attention of other sectors and industries and expect a response from the government regarding the Five Demands.

With the Letter of No Objection from the Police, the Sunday rally was attended by social workers, representatives from grass-roots groups, parents and children. Participants also wrote Christmas cards for people who were arrested in the pro-democracy movement.

Source: i-Cable #15Dec #Strike #PeacefulProtest
Citizens wrote their wishes on the floor of a shopping mall:
"Five Demands, Not One Less"
"Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our times”

Source: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2629029247213222&id=453118411470994
#15Dec #WordsFromHKers