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Police Vehicle Approaches Court Without Slowing Down, Injuring Journalists

A man, who was charged with injuring a police officer on July 1, was slated to appear at the Eastern Magistrate's Court for his hearing at 14:30 on July 3.

As the police vehicle carrying the man approached the court at around 1330, it did not use its signal lights to indicate that it was making a turn, and approached reporters waiting there at an unsafe speed. As the gate into the court was opened, the vehicle swiftly entered, ignoring the presence of journalists nearby the vehicle, injuring multiple journalists from Cable News and Now News.

Source: San Po Yan
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#AsiaFinest #HongKongPolice
Police Reportedly Commit Dangerous Driving, Almost Colliding with a Private Car Carrying a Pregnant Woman

Source: Apple Daily
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Police Reportedly Commit Dangerous Driving, Almost Colliding with a Private Car Carrying a Pregnant Woman

On the evening of September 1, 2020, a police vehicle suddenly cut across the double white lines and almost collided with a private car.

Apple Daily contacted the civilian on the private car, Mr. Kwok who was driving at that time and had his pregnant wife as a passenger. Mr. Kwok recounted the incident at 11:55pm on September 1.

When approaching the toll booth, a police car on the manual toll booth driving lane, suddenly cut across the double white lines, jamming into the driving lane right in front of Mr. Kwok's car. It was lucky that he managed to react quickly to avoid a collision, but his pregnant wife was already screaming in shock.

Mr. Kwok accused the police officer in the vehicle of having no sense of safety. He hopes that the Police Force will look into the incident and penalize the officer concerned.

However, the dash camera on Mr. Kwok's car was unable to capture a clear view of the police vehicle’s license plate. This makes it hard to lodge a formal complaint. Nevertheless, Mr. Kwok said, even if he could find out the license number, the Department of Justice might withdraw the charge against the police.

Source: Apple Daily #Sept3
https://hk.appledaily.com/breaking/20200903/S5MIVI7GAZEJBK6FCVYS7QQ5LU/

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#DangerousDriving
#NewWorldFirstBus #MassArrest
Police's Changing Statements About Bus Driver's Arrest

Version 1:
From the live broadcast provided by the police force on Sept 6, the officers at the scene reprimanded the bus driver for "honking for no reason" and being "provocative toward the police". The police claimed that the bus driver's behaviour "affected the police operation severely" and "might incite onlookers", so that the police had to stop the bus.

Version 2:
On their Facebook page, the police force on Sept 6 did not mention the honk, but accused the driver of "dangerous driving". This was said to be the reason why the police intercepted the bus.

Version 3:
On the morning of Sept 7, police replied to a media inquiry, stressing that the bus driver was arrested for "dangerous driving". The police, however, added that they found a spanner in the belongings of the bus driver. The police, meanwhile, arrested him for possession of "offensive weapon".

Editor's note:
According to the New World First Bus Company Staff Union, it is common for bus drivers to carry a spanner with them, as it is a tool for calibrating the rear mirror.

On Sept 9, the New World First Bus Company said records show the bus driver was driving at about 10 to 35 km per hour at the time when police accused him of "dangerous driving".

Source: BusLanes; Stand News; RTHK #Sept8

https://www.facebook.com/buslanes/photos/a.1876628152570934/2794979180735822/

https://bit.ly/2EWgYOw

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Hong Kong Police Charge Bus Driver with Possession of "Offensive Weapons" Being Spanner and Screw Driver
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/25067
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HK Police Demonstrate Polar Definition of "Dangerous Driving"

On Sept 12, 2020 in Sham Shui Po, a street cleaning vehicle crashed into a bus, injuring 24 bus passengers. Police arrested the 64-year-old driver for "dangerous driving".

A week ago on Sept 6, police arrested a bus driver who was driving at a speed of 35km/h and reportedly honked his horn during police's occupation of the road. Police also charged him of "dangerous driving", although the charge was later changed to "possession of offensive weapon" (for carrying a spanner) and lately "careless driving".

Source: Stand News #Sept12
https://bit.ly/33lpPBn

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