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Police Gruffly Dispersed Reporters at the Front While Searching Dropped Equipment at the Back

2249 | Mong Kok
Riot police cleared the street for traffic, then surrounded a large crowd on the sidewalk. The detained crowd consisted mostly of reporters, wearing hi-vis vests. Helena Wong, a Legislative Councillor, is also on the scene to observe.

As they cleared the street in front of Langham Place, a whole group of officers doubled back to search for some dropped equipment. A number of them wielded batons while ordering reporters to step back; one aggressively flashed a high-powered flashlight at reporters, apparently to cause them discomfort.

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Police Shine Torches at Citizens While Banning Laser Pens; "Asia's Finest" Lost Control and Screamed at Civilians

0019 | #MongKok

Riot police kept shining high-power torches towards, stirring up citizens' indignation. A woman said that the torches could damage human eyes, and even led to blindness. She questioned the police as to why they had the right to shone light directly at citizens, while citizens possessing laser pens is deemed illegal in Hong Kong.

While another man was asking the police to explain why they could obstruct reporters' work, one officer apparently lost his temper and screamed back, "You blocked the road! I told you to step aside!" But when the man answered he had done so, the police, still incensed, yelled, "You're standing at the middle! How are you not not blocking the road!"

Other police tried to usher back the crowd of citizens. Yet, the officer had not calmed down.

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Hong Kong Protest: Standing the Test of Time

1 year into the Movement, a city-wide anti-National Security Law exhibition was organized as a response to netizens' call to remember the long and arduous journey Hongkongers have walked through in the past year, defending and fighting to protect the scraps of freedom and democracy left in Hong Kong.

Exhibition panels were erected across Hong Kong to showcase the timeline of anti-ELAB movement, attracting passers-by to stop over and digest information on the exhibitions.

Defying “social distancing restriction”, citizens gathered briefly, chanted protest slogan and sang “Glory to Hong Kong” as an encouragement to the all participants.

A disproportionally amount of riot police were deployed, standing guard nearby the exhibition venues to disperse citizens. They dragged passer-bys into police cordon line for inquiry for no rhyme of reason. Among them were legislators and district councilors.

Hundreds of onlookers were also stopped and searched in Mong Kok and Causeway Bay; a common scare tactic employed by the force to deter people from joining future gatherings like this

Photos: Stand News, Local Press, Apple Daily #Jun12

#FirstHand : Hong Kong Police Mocks #BlackLivesMatter Movement and Harasses Reporter
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"Unapologetic and Unrepentant": District Councillors Blast Police for Agitation Tactics

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"Unapologetic and Unrepentant": District Councillors Blast Police for Agitation Tactics

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Yau Tsim Mong District Councillors Douglas Tsang and Owan Lee met with reporters after encounters with police in Mong Kok last night, and spoke against their questionable tactics and attitudes.

Blinding Lights and Agitation Tactics: "They Try to Make You Retaliate"

The councillors said that police officers were aiming their high-powered flashlights at reporters as well as councillors observing nearby; the lights were so strong that it was impossible to see anything in its direction, Tsang said. Li added that the police helmets are already equipped with a flashlight; however, the light they shone at the crowd was at least 5 times as bright, as there were 5 emitters visible in the device.

Even more deplorable is how they have used the light, Li continued. While police allowed reporters to come closer, they shone the intense lights at the cameras to blind the cameras. While the police had received new resources and equipment, Li noted that they were being used against the press, to trample upon what little freedom Hong Kong has left - including the freedom of press and the journalists' right to provide coverage. "The abuse of power is completely unchecked; there seemed to be no disciplinary measures handed out against officers violating their general orders. This had directly caused the disintegration of Hong Kong."

Tsang observed that the police was actively trying to agitate everyone at the scene - civilians, journalists, and councillors alike: "they try to make you retaliate, and if you do, they would arrest you." He was glad that the crowd tonight restrained themselves well. but also noted that the police was becoming more and more aggressive in their tactics of agitation, including blinding lights and rude actions and language. Tsang said these issues must not be ignored, and they will continue to be discussed at the district council, including in the meeting this coming Thursday.

Callsigns Unreadable, Accountability Questionable

The councillors also found the police's attitude towards accountability questionable. After having been hit by their blinding lights, Tsang complained to a media liaison officer; the officer promised to pass it on, but came back only to tell Tsang that they had now turned off the lights. Tsang further asked for the callsigns of the officers in the squad involved; however, the liaison officer simply turned and left. Tsang criticized that, while the liaison officer's role is to communicate, they simply abandoned their job halfway through.

Although the officers technically did wear their callsign cards on their jackets, Li observed that they wrapped it in plastic so reflective that he could not make out the text. Had the callsigns been readable, Tsang said, they would have demanded an explanation from the officers in charge on the scene, as well as filing written complaints. As it is, however, the public had no way to identify these officers and hold them accountable.

Protected by such anonymity, the police spoke rudely to councillors, shoved them with shields, and shone intense lights at them, despite repeated requests to stop doing so. "They were unapologetic and unrepentant; how can such a so-called disciplinary force be expected to protect the citizens of Hong Kong?" Li said.

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#PoliceBrutality
Police Allegedly Kneel on Secondary Schoolgirls During Arrest

At around 19:50 on June 12, 2020 a students' concern group set up a booth in Causeway Bay to explain to the public their plan to go on strike on June 20. The public relations branch of the police promised that the police would not disturb the students.

However, 30 minutes later, the police destroyed the booth and yelled, "arrest all these students", while chasing after civilians nearby including district councillor Tiffanny Yuen.

According to witnesses, the police pushed civilians into the nearby Kimberly Mall and onto the ground, almost causing a stampede. The police arrested 3 members of the student group. They were one university male student and two secondary 5 schoolgirls.

The video recorded that the police subdued two schoolgirls by allegedly kneeling on them.

Source: Eastern Hawk Eye; SSStrike #Jun13
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#Education
Teacher who was shot in the eye in June does not get contract renewed by school

Secondary school Liberal Studies teacher, Yeung Tsz-tsun, who was shot in his right eye by the police on 12 June 2019 in Admiralty, confirmed that his contract with DGS was not renewed in March 2020. He decided to resign before his contract officially ended. Yeung posted on Facebook that the school ended his contract because the F3 Liberal Studies subject will be cancelled next year, so there will be enough manpower in the school. He admitted that unemployment is a challenge, but he hopes that he will return to the education sector one day.

Source: Stand News
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