Press Under Police Attack on the First Day of 2020

Even before the New Year's March could take place on the first day of 2020, Hong Kong police had fired tear gas and made arrests as the new year began.

In Mongkok, police stormed in back alleys to subdue pedestrians by pressing them on the ground. A USP Reporter was also shoved and attacked by the police with baton. The said reporter was hit in the head. If the reporter was not wearing a helmet, he would have been severely injured.

The USP reporter was, however, not only member of the press subject to police brutality.

Source: USP
#1Jan #NewYear2020 #Hongkongpolice #PressFreedom

"We would rather beat a dead horse than be silent."

Sighted in Hong Kong on January 1, 2020

Source: Internet
https://www.facebook.com/715957751773252/posts/2628003323902009/

#Grafitti #1Jan #NewYearMarch #Hongkongprotest

Hongkongers Fight On in 2020

Spotted on the first day of 2020 on a tram stop, the grafitti reads "Do you still remember the "he" and the "she" of 2019?"

Source: Stand News
#grafitti #1Jan #NewYearMarch #Hongkongprotest

#Plainclothes police officer fell down and lost consciousness after arrest

Police terminated the New Year Day Rally (January 1) prematurely and carried out searches in multiple districts. According to a video circulated online, at the junction of Shang Tung Street and Tung Choi Street in Mong Kok, a young man in black was subdued by a number of plainclothes police officers. One of them was in blue and wearing a black mask, who shouted loudly to the subdued youth, the youth responded "Nothing! I didn't hit anyone." The plainclothes officer walked back to his team. Around 20 seconds later, he fell to the ground, and seemed to have lost consciousness. Police issued a statement this morning stating that the officer was injured in an attack and was taken to Kwong Wah Hospital for treatment. The 19-year-old man, who was subdued, has been arrested for assaulting a police officer.

Video available at: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2748648958554040&id=710476795704610 #1Jan

#1Jan #FirstHand

Mother of Two Urges Hong Kongers Stand as One to Safeguard Students

2020 | Edinburgh Place, Central

Annie, a mother of 2 children, came back to Hong Kong from England, recalled her conversation with her children, where they asked whether they could study abroad.

Annie said that the difficulties that the teachers faced in order to rescue their young students from the Police during the protests and from the Siege of PolyU will forever be etched in her memory.

She stressed, “We shouldn’t distance ourselves from each other”, and urged participants to join school councils or run for the Legislative Council election. "We should work together for the betterment of Hong Kong."

#EdinburghSquare #Central #Rally

Not only did the police forcefully terminate the rally despite the letter of no objection, they also demand the crowd of more than 1.03 million people to leave within 30min. #1Jan #NewYearRally