1600 Tsing Yi
Sponge Grenade Found Near Kindergarden
The Hong Kong Police fired tear gas in Tsing Yi for the first time yesterday night. After the confrontations, citizens found sponge grenade bullet heads in front of PLK Mrs Chao King Lin Kindergarten, Cheung On Estate.
On Sponge Grenades:
Sponge grenades are a kind of riot-control weapon intended to be non-lethal. However, if used improperly, injuries to the targeted individual can prove fatal. On 29th July this year, a Now News reporter was attacked by a sponge grenade when he was interviewing, resulting in the fracturing of his palm. The police officer was accused of deliberately attacking the reporter by Now News, which HKPF denied.
Source: United Social Press
#Nov15 #TsingYi
Sponge Grenade Found Near Kindergarden
The Hong Kong Police fired tear gas in Tsing Yi for the first time yesterday night. After the confrontations, citizens found sponge grenade bullet heads in front of PLK Mrs Chao King Lin Kindergarten, Cheung On Estate.
On Sponge Grenades:
Sponge grenades are a kind of riot-control weapon intended to be non-lethal. However, if used improperly, injuries to the targeted individual can prove fatal. On 29th July this year, a Now News reporter was attacked by a sponge grenade when he was interviewing, resulting in the fracturing of his palm. The police officer was accused of deliberately attacking the reporter by Now News, which HKPF denied.
Source: United Social Press
#Nov15 #TsingYi
Vote Counting Controversies:
Presiding Officer Refused to Conduct a Second Count in Tsing Yi, Despite Request
(25 Nov) Awaiting the District Council Election outcome, citizens at the vote counting station for the Shing Hong constituency in Tsing Yi demanded a second count.
At the Lok Sin Tong Leung Chik Wai Memorial School polling station, citizens questioned the fairness of the count, as the problematic ballots were not displayed. People on site demanded a re-count, but were rejected by the Presiding Officer.
Eventually, the seat of Shing Hong constituency was won by pro-Beijing LEUNG Kar Ming from DAB (3531 votes), defeating Lucia CHIU Po Kam of Power for Democracy (3417 votes).
Source: TVB,
http://news.tvb.com/local/5ddb311de603831b143aed34/青衣盛康選區票站有人促重新點票-不獲選舉主任批准
#RecountVoteRejected #ProblematicBallot #TsingYi #VoteCount #DistrictCouncilElection
Presiding Officer Refused to Conduct a Second Count in Tsing Yi, Despite Request
(25 Nov) Awaiting the District Council Election outcome, citizens at the vote counting station for the Shing Hong constituency in Tsing Yi demanded a second count.
At the Lok Sin Tong Leung Chik Wai Memorial School polling station, citizens questioned the fairness of the count, as the problematic ballots were not displayed. People on site demanded a re-count, but were rejected by the Presiding Officer.
Eventually, the seat of Shing Hong constituency was won by pro-Beijing LEUNG Kar Ming from DAB (3531 votes), defeating Lucia CHIU Po Kam of Power for Democracy (3417 votes).
Source: TVB,
http://news.tvb.com/local/5ddb311de603831b143aed34/青衣盛康選區票站有人促重新點票-不獲選舉主任批准
#RecountVoteRejected #ProblematicBallot #TsingYi #VoteCount #DistrictCouncilElection
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無綫新聞 - 青衣盛康選區票站有人促重新點票-不獲票站主任批准
青衣盛康選區票站有人要求重新點票。在樂善堂梁植偉紀念中學票站，有人質疑點票程序不公，包括未有...
#Newspaper
Re-count rejected by Presiding Officer in Hong Kong
(25 Nov) People at the counting station for the Shing Hong constituency in Tsing Yi demanded a re-count.
At the Lok Sin Tong Leung Chik Wai Memorial School polling station, people questioned the fairness of the counting, particularly that problematic ballots were not displayed. People on site demanded a re-count, but were rejected by the Presiding Officer.
Eventually, the Shing Hong constituency was won by DAB's LEUNG Kar Ming (3531 votes), defeating Lucia CHIU Po Kam of Power for Democracy (3417 votes).
Source: TVB Hong Kong
http://news.tvb.com/local/5ddb311de603831b143aed34/青衣盛康選區票站有人促重新點票-不獲選舉主任批准
#RecountVoteRejected #ProblematicBallot #TsingYi
Re-count rejected by Presiding Officer in Hong Kong
(25 Nov) People at the counting station for the Shing Hong constituency in Tsing Yi demanded a re-count.
At the Lok Sin Tong Leung Chik Wai Memorial School polling station, people questioned the fairness of the counting, particularly that problematic ballots were not displayed. People on site demanded a re-count, but were rejected by the Presiding Officer.
Eventually, the Shing Hong constituency was won by DAB's LEUNG Kar Ming (3531 votes), defeating Lucia CHIU Po Kam of Power for Democracy (3417 votes).
Source: TVB Hong Kong
http://news.tvb.com/local/5ddb311de603831b143aed34/青衣盛康選區票站有人促重新點票-不獲選舉主任批准
#RecountVoteRejected #ProblematicBallot #TsingYi
Tvb
無綫新聞 - 青衣盛康選區票站有人促重新點票-不獲票站主任批准
青衣盛康選區票站有人要求重新點票。在樂善堂梁植偉紀念中學票站，有人質疑點票程序不公，包括未有...
Video Showed Police Saying “No Offence Found”, Yet Magistrate Ruled Case Established for Putting on Posters
On 5 August, netizens called for a city-wide strike. A male and a female putting up posters, like those with wordings such as “Anti-extradition” and “Office worker’s strike, Student’s strike, Merchant’s strike” at Tsing Yi North Bridge were stopped and searched by the traffic police. Summons were lster later issued to them, which could be the first case of prosecution against putting up posters during the pro-democracy movement since June. Both defendants pleaded not guilty.
The case was brought before the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court on #30Dec and a video presented by the defence showed the male defendant being searched by one of the traffic police officers. After the officer finished frisking the male defendant, he stated that “we don’t see any problems” and “until now, you are not suspected of committing any illegal action”. Despite this, they were still prosecuted subsequently.
During cross-examination, said traffic police officers admitted that they failed to keep a record of the search as required by Police General Orders. He also admitted that he didn’t keep the confiscated adhesive tape as evidence.
Despite all these, special magistrate Lau Shuk-han ruled that the case established and that the trial would continue on 14 January 2020.
Source: Stand News #HongKongStrike #TsingYi #Court #5Aug
https://thestandnews.com/politics/8-5-三罷貼反送中海報被票控-片段證警搜身後稱-冇問題-官裁定表證成立/
On 5 August, netizens called for a city-wide strike. A male and a female putting up posters, like those with wordings such as “Anti-extradition” and “Office worker’s strike, Student’s strike, Merchant’s strike” at Tsing Yi North Bridge were stopped and searched by the traffic police. Summons were lster later issued to them, which could be the first case of prosecution against putting up posters during the pro-democracy movement since June. Both defendants pleaded not guilty.
The case was brought before the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court on #30Dec and a video presented by the defence showed the male defendant being searched by one of the traffic police officers. After the officer finished frisking the male defendant, he stated that “we don’t see any problems” and “until now, you are not suspected of committing any illegal action”. Despite this, they were still prosecuted subsequently.
During cross-examination, said traffic police officers admitted that they failed to keep a record of the search as required by Police General Orders. He also admitted that he didn’t keep the confiscated adhesive tape as evidence.
Despite all these, special magistrate Lau Shuk-han ruled that the case established and that the trial would continue on 14 January 2020.
Source: Stand News #HongKongStrike #TsingYi #Court #5Aug
https://thestandnews.com/politics/8-5-三罷貼反送中海報被票控-片段證警搜身後稱-冇問題-官裁定表證成立/
Video Showed Police Saying “No Offence Found”, Yet Magistrate Ruled Case Established for Putting up Posters
On 5 August, netizens called for a city-wide strike. A male and a female putting up posters, with wording such as “Anti-Extradition” and “Office workers’ strike, Students’ strike, Merchants’ strike” at Tsing Yi North Bridge were stopped and searched by a traffic police officer. They were subsequently served with a summons. This could be the first case of prosecution against putting up posters during the anti-extradition movement. Both defendants pleaded not guilty.
The case was brought before the West Kowloon Magistrate’s Court today (#Dec30) and a video presented by the defence showed the male defendant being searched by one of the traffic police officers. After the officer finished frisking the male defendant, he stated that “we don’t see any problems” and “for now, you are not suspected of committing any crime”. Despite this, the pair were still issued a summons.
During cross-examination, said traffic police officer admitted he failed to keep a record of the search as required by Police General Orders. He also admitted that he didn’t keep the confiscated adhesive tape as evidence. The defence also questioned whether the officer had found tools such as scissors or utility knife and the officer said no. Despite this, special magistrate Lau Shuk-han ruled that the case has been established based on prima facie evidence. The trial will be adjourned to 14 January 2020.
Source: Stand News
#30Dec #HongKongStrike #TsingYi #Court #5Aug
https://thestandnews.com/politics/8-5-三罷貼反送中海報被票控-片段證警搜身後稱-冇問題-官裁定表證成立/
On 5 August, netizens called for a city-wide strike. A male and a female putting up posters, with wording such as “Anti-Extradition” and “Office workers’ strike, Students’ strike, Merchants’ strike” at Tsing Yi North Bridge were stopped and searched by a traffic police officer. They were subsequently served with a summons. This could be the first case of prosecution against putting up posters during the anti-extradition movement. Both defendants pleaded not guilty.
The case was brought before the West Kowloon Magistrate’s Court today (#Dec30) and a video presented by the defence showed the male defendant being searched by one of the traffic police officers. After the officer finished frisking the male defendant, he stated that “we don’t see any problems” and “for now, you are not suspected of committing any crime”. Despite this, the pair were still issued a summons.
During cross-examination, said traffic police officer admitted he failed to keep a record of the search as required by Police General Orders. He also admitted that he didn’t keep the confiscated adhesive tape as evidence. The defence also questioned whether the officer had found tools such as scissors or utility knife and the officer said no. Despite this, special magistrate Lau Shuk-han ruled that the case has been established based on prima facie evidence. The trial will be adjourned to 14 January 2020.
Source: Stand News
#30Dec #HongKongStrike #TsingYi #Court #5Aug
https://thestandnews.com/politics/8-5-三罷貼反送中海報被票控-片段證警搜身後稱-冇問題-官裁定表證成立/