Young man arrested for possessing a spray glue – the case is absurd, said District Councillor
January 21 marks the 6th month of the mob-attack incident in Yuen Long West Rail Station, which took place on July 21, 2019. Around 8pm in the evening of January 20, a group of civilians gathered outside the Yuen Long station, some were putting up bulletins on walls.
Around 40 riot police arrived at the scene, and intercepted youngsters. One young man wearing face mask was arrested allegedly for possession of tools that could be used for illegal purposes, as a can of spray glue was found in his possession.
Zachary Wong, Yuen Long District Councillor raised concern over the incident which he considered absurd.
Source : Apple Daily
#Jan20 #721YuenLong #PoliceState #ArbitraryArrest
January 21 marks the 6th month of the mob-attack incident in Yuen Long West Rail Station, which took place on July 21, 2019. Around 8pm in the evening of January 20, a group of civilians gathered outside the Yuen Long station, some were putting up bulletins on walls.
Around 40 riot police arrived at the scene, and intercepted youngsters. One young man wearing face mask was arrested allegedly for possession of tools that could be used for illegal purposes, as a can of spray glue was found in his possession.
Zachary Wong, Yuen Long District Councillor raised concern over the incident which he considered absurd.
Source : Apple Daily
#Jan20 #721YuenLong #PoliceState #ArbitraryArrest
#FirstHand #Mar21
2038 | Yuen Long
A visually impaired citizen sounds protest slogans with a loud speaker
#721yuenlong #VisuallyImpaired
2038 | Yuen Long
A visually impaired citizen sounds protest slogans with a loud speaker
#721yuenlong #VisuallyImpaired
#Mar21 #FirstHand #721YuenLong
Police Ignore Legislator's Pleas for Peace
2208 | Yuen Long
Legislator Ted Hui Chi-fung arrived at the scene and patiently discussed with a large group of 60-70 riot police, requesting them to stop throwing insults at civilians. Ignoring Hui’s request, police officers continued thieir offensive behaviour.
Police Ignore Legislator's Pleas for Peace
2208 | Yuen Long
Legislator Ted Hui Chi-fung arrived at the scene and patiently discussed with a large group of 60-70 riot police, requesting them to stop throwing insults at civilians. Ignoring Hui’s request, police officers continued thieir offensive behaviour.
#IPCC Police Review Report Criticised for Being False and Biased
IPCC published its report on the anti-ELAB movement. Yuen Long District Councillor Tommy Cheung commented on the report on 17 May during RTHK’s City Forum program. Cheung said that he did not expect anything from the report: “you can’t be disappointed when you don’t have any expectation, but this report still blew our minds.”
He pointed out that the “facts” in the report were partial. In one instance, the report cited fake news and a fake poster calling for protest in Yuen Long on July 22, 2019 from Chinese social media, Weibo. Though it was known to be fake, the report still claimed that it was from LIHKG forum.
Cheung criticised IPCC for failing to verify its source and questioned the credibility of the report. IPCC council member Chan Kam-wing admitted that they “did not investigate”.
Cheung also indicated that the report reduced the July 21 incident into a “conflict between the black-clad and the white-clad". In reality, the white-clad gangsters did not just attack black-clad citizens, but also train passengers and passersby including a pregnant lady.
Moreover, the report justified the police’s claims such as “I can’t read the watch” and “I can’t see any weapon” as a “public relations” problem. Cheung showed that the report was biased towards the police: For instance, it was mentioned that someone tried to “freeze” the 999 call center, but in reality, they were citizens who tried to seek help.
Former Student Union President of the Education University Leung Yiu-ting, who was arrested during the 8.31 Prince Edward station incident, questioned why the police never seek information from witnesses. This contradicts the police saying that they want to investigate.
Source: Stand News #May17 #PoliceBrutality #HongKongPolice #721YuenLong #831PrinceEdward
IPCC published its report on the anti-ELAB movement. Yuen Long District Councillor Tommy Cheung commented on the report on 17 May during RTHK’s City Forum program. Cheung said that he did not expect anything from the report: “you can’t be disappointed when you don’t have any expectation, but this report still blew our minds.”
He pointed out that the “facts” in the report were partial. In one instance, the report cited fake news and a fake poster calling for protest in Yuen Long on July 22, 2019 from Chinese social media, Weibo. Though it was known to be fake, the report still claimed that it was from LIHKG forum.
Cheung criticised IPCC for failing to verify its source and questioned the credibility of the report. IPCC council member Chan Kam-wing admitted that they “did not investigate”.
Cheung also indicated that the report reduced the July 21 incident into a “conflict between the black-clad and the white-clad". In reality, the white-clad gangsters did not just attack black-clad citizens, but also train passengers and passersby including a pregnant lady.
Moreover, the report justified the police’s claims such as “I can’t read the watch” and “I can’t see any weapon” as a “public relations” problem. Cheung showed that the report was biased towards the police: For instance, it was mentioned that someone tried to “freeze” the 999 call center, but in reality, they were citizens who tried to seek help.
Former Student Union President of the Education University Leung Yiu-ting, who was arrested during the 8.31 Prince Edward station incident, questioned why the police never seek information from witnesses. This contradicts the police saying that they want to investigate.
Source: Stand News #May17 #PoliceBrutality #HongKongPolice #721YuenLong #831PrinceEdward
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Pro-dem Lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting arrested for "Rioting" in 721 Yuen Long. Author of "Yuen Long Darkest Night" raises doubt and concern
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Pro-dem Lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting arrested for "Rioting" in 721 Yuen Long. Author of "Yuen Long Darkest Night" raises doubt and concern
// Regarding Lam Cheuk Ting, my investigation in "Yuen Long Darkest Night" is as such:
At about 19:00 in July 21 2019, an eyewitness saw Lam Cheuk Ting and his colleagues, Chong Wing Fai and Kelvin Sin Cheuk-nam, cleaning up the street booth near Hennessy Road petrol station in Wan Chai, and told people to go home early to rest.
After 20:00, Lam and his assistants had dinner in a tea restaurant in Wan Chai, paying attention to the gathering of white-clothed people in Yuen Long's "Kai Tei" (Area around Kuk Ting Street), with more than five hundred triad members assembled. Lam Cheuk Ting, who grew up inFung Kat Heung, Yuen Long, was very concerned about the incident. After dinner, he decided to go to the middle point of Yuen Long and Sheung Wan- Mei Foo Station to be on guard.
The three of them watched the situation in Yuen Long through their mobile phones on the platform until the photo of Mr. So being beaten came out. At 22:22, Lam Cheuk-ting called Sergeant Tang of Yuen Long Police Public Relations Branch, requesting the police to arrive at the scene as soon as possible to enforce the law, and stated that he would immediately head to Yuen Long Station for incidence observation.
It takes 16 minutes to arrive Yuen Long Station from Mei Foo via West Rail Line. At 22:44, Lam Cheuk Ting and his two colleagues arrived. At the scene, a woman was battered after beaten at her head by a white mob. A scene from livestream video showed that a woman picked up a broken stick, apparantly used for beating civilians. Lam asked the civilians not to touch any evidence at the scene, and said that he had called the police and would wait for the police to come and search for evidence. At the same time, he stated that there were triad members gathering outside, urging the citizens not to go out of the gate. Meanwhile, there was a train arriving at the station. At that time, there were over a hundred men, women and children who were at a loss.
While everyone was discussing what to do next, the white-clothed people outside the toll gate gathered again and attacked the citizens inside the station. At that time, inside the station were civilians returning home from various districts. Between the confrontation of the two sides, Lam stood in the front row, and loudly declared to the white-clothed man that he had called the police: "The police will be here at any minute! Stay right here if you have the balls to!"
Until 23:02, the white-clothed men rushed into the gate again. Lam and the civilians were chased into train carriages and beaten violently. After several rounds of attacks, a large number of civilians were injured. The train drove to Siu Hong Station and Lam was sent to Tuen Mun hospital.
I have four questions:
1. Of course, the riot charges can generally refer to participation in an illegal assembly that "undermines social order." As a member of the Legislative Council, Lam, who was present to perform his supervisory duties, "destroyed social order"?
2. If Lam intended to "destroy social order", why did he take the initiative to call the police before and after his presence?
3. If Lam is accused of participating in the riot, does it mean that all the civilians present participated in the riot, but not the white-clads who launched the terrorist attack?
4. Is the arrest really based on sufficient evidence, or is it a political operation to arouse the public opinion that supports the police force? //
Source: Ryan Lau, former reporter and author of "Yuen Long Darkest Night" #Aug26
#PoliceState #LamCheukTing
What Happened:
HK Police Arrest Two More Pro-democracy Lawmakers: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24515
Pro-dem Lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting arrested for "Rioting" in 721 Yuen Long. Author of "Yuen Long Darkest Night" raises doubt and concern
// Regarding Lam Cheuk Ting, my investigation in "Yuen Long Darkest Night" is as such:
At about 19:00 in July 21 2019, an eyewitness saw Lam Cheuk Ting and his colleagues, Chong Wing Fai and Kelvin Sin Cheuk-nam, cleaning up the street booth near Hennessy Road petrol station in Wan Chai, and told people to go home early to rest.
After 20:00, Lam and his assistants had dinner in a tea restaurant in Wan Chai, paying attention to the gathering of white-clothed people in Yuen Long's "Kai Tei" (Area around Kuk Ting Street), with more than five hundred triad members assembled. Lam Cheuk Ting, who grew up inFung Kat Heung, Yuen Long, was very concerned about the incident. After dinner, he decided to go to the middle point of Yuen Long and Sheung Wan- Mei Foo Station to be on guard.
The three of them watched the situation in Yuen Long through their mobile phones on the platform until the photo of Mr. So being beaten came out. At 22:22, Lam Cheuk-ting called Sergeant Tang of Yuen Long Police Public Relations Branch, requesting the police to arrive at the scene as soon as possible to enforce the law, and stated that he would immediately head to Yuen Long Station for incidence observation.
It takes 16 minutes to arrive Yuen Long Station from Mei Foo via West Rail Line. At 22:44, Lam Cheuk Ting and his two colleagues arrived. At the scene, a woman was battered after beaten at her head by a white mob. A scene from livestream video showed that a woman picked up a broken stick, apparantly used for beating civilians. Lam asked the civilians not to touch any evidence at the scene, and said that he had called the police and would wait for the police to come and search for evidence. At the same time, he stated that there were triad members gathering outside, urging the citizens not to go out of the gate. Meanwhile, there was a train arriving at the station. At that time, there were over a hundred men, women and children who were at a loss.
While everyone was discussing what to do next, the white-clothed people outside the toll gate gathered again and attacked the citizens inside the station. At that time, inside the station were civilians returning home from various districts. Between the confrontation of the two sides, Lam stood in the front row, and loudly declared to the white-clothed man that he had called the police: "The police will be here at any minute! Stay right here if you have the balls to!"
Until 23:02, the white-clothed men rushed into the gate again. Lam and the civilians were chased into train carriages and beaten violently. After several rounds of attacks, a large number of civilians were injured. The train drove to Siu Hong Station and Lam was sent to Tuen Mun hospital.
I have four questions:
1. Of course, the riot charges can generally refer to participation in an illegal assembly that "undermines social order." As a member of the Legislative Council, Lam, who was present to perform his supervisory duties, "destroyed social order"?
2. If Lam intended to "destroy social order", why did he take the initiative to call the police before and after his presence?
3. If Lam is accused of participating in the riot, does it mean that all the civilians present participated in the riot, but not the white-clads who launched the terrorist attack?
4. Is the arrest really based on sufficient evidence, or is it a political operation to arouse the public opinion that supports the police force? //
Source: Ryan Lau, former reporter and author of "Yuen Long Darkest Night" #Aug26
#PoliceState #LamCheukTing
What Happened:
HK Police Arrest Two More Pro-democracy Lawmakers: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24515
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Police have arrested pro-democracy lawmakers Lam Cheuk-ting and Ted Hui, of Democratic Party, at their respective homes on the morning of August 26, 2020.
Both Lam and Hui…
HK Police Arrest Two More Pro-democracy Lawmakers
Police have arrested pro-democracy lawmakers Lam Cheuk-ting and Ted Hui, of Democratic Party, at their respective homes on the morning of August 26, 2020.
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#FirstHand #Jan21
"7.21 - how could we forget?" - Grandma Wong at Yuen Long
1945 | Yuen Long
Jan 21, 2021 is the 18-month mark of the 7.21 Yuen Long mob attack, when armed white-clad men attacked citizens inside the MTR station and on the street, during which police officers conspicuously turned their backs and left the scene, and were even seen befriending the white shirts.
Grandma Wong is at the bus terminal area in Yuen Long with her yellow umbrella and British flags. Her signs call out to passerbys to remember the events that night: "7.21 - how could we forget?"
18 months after, many Hongkongers refused to forget while heavy police presence was sighted in Yuen Long to curb memorial activities.
#721YuenLong #GrandmaWong #18months
"7.21 - how could we forget?" - Grandma Wong at Yuen Long
1945 | Yuen Long
Jan 21, 2021 is the 18-month mark of the 7.21 Yuen Long mob attack, when armed white-clad men attacked citizens inside the MTR station and on the street, during which police officers conspicuously turned their backs and left the scene, and were even seen befriending the white shirts.
Grandma Wong is at the bus terminal area in Yuen Long with her yellow umbrella and British flags. Her signs call out to passerbys to remember the events that night: "7.21 - how could we forget?"
18 months after, many Hongkongers refused to forget while heavy police presence was sighted in Yuen Long to curb memorial activities.
#721YuenLong #GrandmaWong #18months
#FirstHand #721YuenLong #Jan21
Heavy police deployment against peaceful protest and home-heading civilians
1945 | Yuen Long
Dozens of officers have been deployed to Yuen Long MTR Station in anticipation of citizens gathering to remember 7.21 Yuen Long attack. So far, they seem to only be observing the scene.
Few civilians stopped to gather, perhaps because of the recent surge in number of Wuhan Pneumonia cases, or heavy fines for violating the gathering ban. However, police officers could be seen standing close together in groups of ten or more; they do not seem to be bothered at all by the ongoing epidemic.
Heavy police deployment could also be seen outside the bus terminus, where civilians had to pass by in order to head home. No protests were seen at the spot so far.
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#TinShuiWaiConnection Reminds Hongkongers to Resist Government's Whitewashing
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28075
"7.21 - how could we forget?" - Grandma Wong at Yuen Long
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Heavy police deployment against peaceful protest and home-heading civilians
1945 | Yuen Long
Dozens of officers have been deployed to Yuen Long MTR Station in anticipation of citizens gathering to remember 7.21 Yuen Long attack. So far, they seem to only be observing the scene.
Few civilians stopped to gather, perhaps because of the recent surge in number of Wuhan Pneumonia cases, or heavy fines for violating the gathering ban. However, police officers could be seen standing close together in groups of ten or more; they do not seem to be bothered at all by the ongoing epidemic.
Heavy police deployment could also be seen outside the bus terminus, where civilians had to pass by in order to head home. No protests were seen at the spot so far.
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#TinShuiWaiConnection Reminds Hongkongers to Resist Government's Whitewashing
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28075
"7.21 - how could we forget?" - Grandma Wong at Yuen Long
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28074
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#FirstHand #Jan21 #NeverForget #NeverForgive
HK District Councilor saddened for less street activism and potential imprisonment over national security breach
2010| Yuen Long
Lam Chun was one of the 53 pro-democracy activists arrested in early January, 2021 for alleged violations of the #NationalSecurityLaw.
In the video, Lam admitted less resources in pro-democracy street activism following the imposition of the National Security Law and the heightened social distancing restrictions.
He said, “when I was arrested earlier this month, I was concerned about being detained or even imprisoned, because that will mean even less resource will be available for the remembrance activities of the Anti-ELAB movement, for instance, on the 21st and the 31st day of every month.”
When talking about possible prison sentence, Lam said activists are now facing ever severe consequences than rioting. Instead of 10-year imprisonment, they could be put behind bars for a life time.
#721YuenLong #LamChun
HK District Councilor saddened for less street activism and potential imprisonment over national security breach
2010| Yuen Long
Lam Chun was one of the 53 pro-democracy activists arrested in early January, 2021 for alleged violations of the #NationalSecurityLaw.
In the video, Lam admitted less resources in pro-democracy street activism following the imposition of the National Security Law and the heightened social distancing restrictions.
He said, “when I was arrested earlier this month, I was concerned about being detained or even imprisoned, because that will mean even less resource will be available for the remembrance activities of the Anti-ELAB movement, for instance, on the 21st and the 31st day of every month.”
When talking about possible prison sentence, Lam said activists are now facing ever severe consequences than rioting. Instead of 10-year imprisonment, they could be put behind bars for a life time.
#721YuenLong #LamChun
#Recognition #PressFreedom
“7.21: Who Owns the Truth" wins #PressFreedomAward, but rejected by RTHK; producers accept award on behalf of production team
A documentary on an episode of RTHK‘s “Hong Kong Connection” titled “7.21 Who Owns the Truth”, has won the Television and Radio category of the Kam Yiu-yu Press Freedom Award.
The Awards Ceremony was held on April 15, 2021 by the Kam Yiu-yu Press Freedom Foundation, but RTHK refused to accept the award.
Only two RTHK contract staff attended the ceremony and accepted the award on behalf of the team. One of them was #BaoChoy Yuk-ling, the journalist who was convicted for making false statements in obtaining information while investigating the 7.21 attack, and another producer of the show, Cheng Sze-sze.
Choy said that these are tragic times where journalists cannot be publicly honored for their work, it “really reflects the situation of the industry and of Hong Kong right now”. Cheng said that journalists in Hong Kong feel like they are walking into a tunnel, "from light to darkness", and that the darkness may never end. Yet she hopes all journalists would know that “even though the tunnel is pitch black, there are many others in there with us”. She hopes that the media industry can stand together in solidarity, and "tell others that we are in the tunnel with them, walking alongside each other."
The Print and Online Category winner is awarded to Apple Daily’s series on illegal constructions at high-ranking police officers' residences. #AppleDaily’s Assistant Interview Director Alex Lam Wai-chung said that by next year, he isn't sure "whether there would still be Apple Daily, or ‘#HongKongConnection’, or even this award at all”, but he will continue to do his all that he can in remaining time, “one step at a time”.
Source: Stand News #Apr21
#RTHK #Journalism #721YuenLong #AwardWinning
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“7.21: Who Owns the Truth" wins #PressFreedomAward, but rejected by RTHK; producers accept award on behalf of production team
A documentary on an episode of RTHK‘s “Hong Kong Connection” titled “7.21 Who Owns the Truth”, has won the Television and Radio category of the Kam Yiu-yu Press Freedom Award.
The Awards Ceremony was held on April 15, 2021 by the Kam Yiu-yu Press Freedom Foundation, but RTHK refused to accept the award.
Only two RTHK contract staff attended the ceremony and accepted the award on behalf of the team. One of them was #BaoChoy Yuk-ling, the journalist who was convicted for making false statements in obtaining information while investigating the 7.21 attack, and another producer of the show, Cheng Sze-sze.
Choy said that these are tragic times where journalists cannot be publicly honored for their work, it “really reflects the situation of the industry and of Hong Kong right now”. Cheng said that journalists in Hong Kong feel like they are walking into a tunnel, "from light to darkness", and that the darkness may never end. Yet she hopes all journalists would know that “even though the tunnel is pitch black, there are many others in there with us”. She hopes that the media industry can stand together in solidarity, and "tell others that we are in the tunnel with them, walking alongside each other."
The Print and Online Category winner is awarded to Apple Daily’s series on illegal constructions at high-ranking police officers' residences. #AppleDaily’s Assistant Interview Director Alex Lam Wai-chung said that by next year, he isn't sure "whether there would still be Apple Daily, or ‘#HongKongConnection’, or even this award at all”, but he will continue to do his all that he can in remaining time, “one step at a time”.
Source: Stand News #Apr21
#RTHK #Journalism #721YuenLong #AwardWinning
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#FirstHand #Jun21
Two courageous young men call for HongKongers to fight for truth and democracy amidst "National Security threat"
It has been the 23th month since the #YuenLong721Attack took place on July 21, 2019, when Hong Kong Police turned a blind eye to hundreds of pro-democracy protesters being brutally assaulted by white-clad mobsters on their way home in Yuen Long MTR station.
This day, only two brave young men were seen at the station, calling on HongKongers to hold on to the truth of the attack. They also urged public attention for those pro-democracy legislators and councilors being arrested under the National Security Law, including #NgWaiKin, a district councilor in Yuen Long.
In front of these two peaceful young men was a disproportionally large team of police officers, watching closely on their every action.
#PoliceState #HongKongProtests #721YuenLong
Two courageous young men call for HongKongers to fight for truth and democracy amidst "National Security threat"
It has been the 23th month since the #YuenLong721Attack took place on July 21, 2019, when Hong Kong Police turned a blind eye to hundreds of pro-democracy protesters being brutally assaulted by white-clad mobsters on their way home in Yuen Long MTR station.
This day, only two brave young men were seen at the station, calling on HongKongers to hold on to the truth of the attack. They also urged public attention for those pro-democracy legislators and councilors being arrested under the National Security Law, including #NgWaiKin, a district councilor in Yuen Long.
In front of these two peaceful young men was a disproportionally large team of police officers, watching closely on their every action.
#PoliceState #HongKongProtests #721YuenLong
#Court
21 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protesters Jailed for Up to 42 Months for Rioting
In the largest rioting case related to the 2019 Anti-ELAB protests, 21 citizens have been sentenced to jail terms between 30 months and 42 months for rioting. They were charged for taking part in the clashes that took place in Sheung Wan on July 28, 2019.
The defendants are aged between 19 and 40, seven of whom were students.
District Court judge Johnny Chan handed down the sentences on Jan 8, 2022 on the 21 defendants.
Chan said protesters’ gear and equipment demonstrated that they had come prepared, and so a riot was not unexpected.
[Editor's note: On July 28, 2019, crowds gathered in Sheung Wan to protest the police inaction during the previous week's 7.21 Yuen Long Attack, which was widely seen as tolerating and even condoning the mob violence against civilians. In contrast, police in Sheung Wan fired numerous tear gas canisters and rubber bullets in order to disperse the protesters. 44 people were arrested, including the 21 convicted for rioting.]
Source: Inmediahk.net; #Jan8
https://bit.ly/3f06EDx
See also: Kun Kit-Wang, a 26-year-old engineer who was charged in this case, defends himself in court
part 1:
Pro-democracy Engineer tells Hong Kong Court to "Return the Power to the Citizens"
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31827
part 2:
Pro-democracy Engineer tells Hong Kong Court: We would not be in court if we have democracy
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31833
#SheungWan #HongKongProtests #721YuenLong
21 Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protesters Jailed for Up to 42 Months for Rioting
In the largest rioting case related to the 2019 Anti-ELAB protests, 21 citizens have been sentenced to jail terms between 30 months and 42 months for rioting. They were charged for taking part in the clashes that took place in Sheung Wan on July 28, 2019.
The defendants are aged between 19 and 40, seven of whom were students.
District Court judge Johnny Chan handed down the sentences on Jan 8, 2022 on the 21 defendants.
Chan said protesters’ gear and equipment demonstrated that they had come prepared, and so a riot was not unexpected.
[Editor's note: On July 28, 2019, crowds gathered in Sheung Wan to protest the police inaction during the previous week's 7.21 Yuen Long Attack, which was widely seen as tolerating and even condoning the mob violence against civilians. In contrast, police in Sheung Wan fired numerous tear gas canisters and rubber bullets in order to disperse the protesters. 44 people were arrested, including the 21 convicted for rioting.]
Source: Inmediahk.net; #Jan8
https://bit.ly/3f06EDx
See also: Kun Kit-Wang, a 26-year-old engineer who was charged in this case, defends himself in court
part 1:
Pro-democracy Engineer tells Hong Kong Court to "Return the Power to the Citizens"
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31827
part 2:
Pro-democracy Engineer tells Hong Kong Court: We would not be in court if we have democracy
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31833
#SheungWan #HongKongProtests #721YuenLong
#NeverForget #AntiELAB
2.5 years after #721YuenLong Mob Attack: Who Owns the Truth Now in 2022 Hong Kong?
Source: RTHK; Stand News
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2.5 years after #721YuenLong Mob Attack: Who Owns the Truth Now in 2022 Hong Kong?
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2.5 years after #721YuenLong Mob Attack: Who Owns the Truth Now in 2022 Hong Kong?
January 21, 2022 is the 2.5-year mark of the 7.21 Yuen Long Mob Attack. On July 21, 2019, pro-democracy protesters, train passengers and pedestrians were indiscriminately attacked by white-clad gangsters in Yuen Long. While the Hong Kong police had allegedly turned a blind eye, the question once posed by #RTHK's news program #HongKongConnection resurfaced: in 2022-Hong Kong, who owns the truth?
Watch RTHK's "7.21 Who Owns the Truth?" (English subtitled), courtesy of Real Hong Kong News:
https://youtu.be/4rImPpE3p2U
The news documentary was produced by former RTHK journalist #BaoChoy on the first anniversary of the attack in 2020 and had won accolades including the Press Freedom Award.
Choy examined various video evidence, tracing the attackers to various pro-China groups. She also interviewed one of the victims, who was able to identify his attackers from the surveillance camera footage provided. The victim lamented that he had to identify the suspects before the journalists, since the police did not invite him to take part in any investigation. The victim wonders if the police wanted to investigate at all.
The journalist, moreover, traced the association of some of the attackers to various village representatives in Yuen Long, partly by checking car license plates against the government's vehicle registration database. However, the authorities then arrested and fined Choy for making "false statements" when accessing the public-available database. It was the first time such a charge was laid against journalists using the vehicle database.
The Hong Kong Journalists Association (#HKJA) criticized the move, stating that checking public records had been a common investigative tool in Hong Kong.
In May 2021, RTHK began to take down videos over one year old from their online platforms. This documentary is now no longer available on their official website, as are the programs chronicling the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement.
Meanwhile, the police and state media had made concerted effort to rewrite the Yuen Long attack into a clash between "invading" protesters and those defending Yuen Long. However, another investigative report by Stand News discovered that the alleged call to protest in Yuen Long was likely fabricated, and was ultimately dismissed by discussion forums.
Watch "Tracing the Source - Investigative Report by Stand News" (English subtitled), courtesy of Real Hong Kong News:
https://youtu.be/Gch5ikVyI80
After the implementation of the #NationalSecurityLaw, pro-democracy news outlets, like #AppleDaily and #StandNews, have been pressured into shutting down. Their libraries of articles and videos, including interviews and video footage of 7.21 and many other events during the movement, had gone offline. Though netizens scrambled to back up the data, the records made by these news outlets in Hong Kong cannot be easily accessed by the public, and some may possibly be lost forever.
Two and a half years after the attack, Hongkongers today find very little room to publicly remember the events that transpired. Gatherings that merely hinted at support of the movement are suppressed by police wielding both the anti-gathering rules introduced at the start of the pandemic, as well as the #NationalSecurityLaw.
Meanwhile, the deep rift between the police force and the general public as a result of the 7.21 attack had not been healed, as the Force and its supporters cling to their version of events, which are regularly cited by pro-government and pro-China media.
For now, it is up to individual Hongkongers to investigate, record, document and remember the events they have seen, heard, and experienced during the pro-democracy movements.
Source: RTHK; Stand News
Subtitles by Real Hong Kong News
See also:
"Tracing the Source" - 7.21 Yuen Long Attack Investigative Report by Stand News
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30599
30 months after, Hongkongers refuse to forget
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31954
#Memory
2.5 years after #721YuenLong Mob Attack: Who Owns the Truth Now in 2022 Hong Kong?
January 21, 2022 is the 2.5-year mark of the 7.21 Yuen Long Mob Attack. On July 21, 2019, pro-democracy protesters, train passengers and pedestrians were indiscriminately attacked by white-clad gangsters in Yuen Long. While the Hong Kong police had allegedly turned a blind eye, the question once posed by #RTHK's news program #HongKongConnection resurfaced: in 2022-Hong Kong, who owns the truth?
Watch RTHK's "7.21 Who Owns the Truth?" (English subtitled), courtesy of Real Hong Kong News:
https://youtu.be/4rImPpE3p2U
The news documentary was produced by former RTHK journalist #BaoChoy on the first anniversary of the attack in 2020 and had won accolades including the Press Freedom Award.
Choy examined various video evidence, tracing the attackers to various pro-China groups. She also interviewed one of the victims, who was able to identify his attackers from the surveillance camera footage provided. The victim lamented that he had to identify the suspects before the journalists, since the police did not invite him to take part in any investigation. The victim wonders if the police wanted to investigate at all.
The journalist, moreover, traced the association of some of the attackers to various village representatives in Yuen Long, partly by checking car license plates against the government's vehicle registration database. However, the authorities then arrested and fined Choy for making "false statements" when accessing the public-available database. It was the first time such a charge was laid against journalists using the vehicle database.
The Hong Kong Journalists Association (#HKJA) criticized the move, stating that checking public records had been a common investigative tool in Hong Kong.
In May 2021, RTHK began to take down videos over one year old from their online platforms. This documentary is now no longer available on their official website, as are the programs chronicling the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement.
Meanwhile, the police and state media had made concerted effort to rewrite the Yuen Long attack into a clash between "invading" protesters and those defending Yuen Long. However, another investigative report by Stand News discovered that the alleged call to protest in Yuen Long was likely fabricated, and was ultimately dismissed by discussion forums.
Watch "Tracing the Source - Investigative Report by Stand News" (English subtitled), courtesy of Real Hong Kong News:
https://youtu.be/Gch5ikVyI80
After the implementation of the #NationalSecurityLaw, pro-democracy news outlets, like #AppleDaily and #StandNews, have been pressured into shutting down. Their libraries of articles and videos, including interviews and video footage of 7.21 and many other events during the movement, had gone offline. Though netizens scrambled to back up the data, the records made by these news outlets in Hong Kong cannot be easily accessed by the public, and some may possibly be lost forever.
Two and a half years after the attack, Hongkongers today find very little room to publicly remember the events that transpired. Gatherings that merely hinted at support of the movement are suppressed by police wielding both the anti-gathering rules introduced at the start of the pandemic, as well as the #NationalSecurityLaw.
Meanwhile, the deep rift between the police force and the general public as a result of the 7.21 attack had not been healed, as the Force and its supporters cling to their version of events, which are regularly cited by pro-government and pro-China media.
For now, it is up to individual Hongkongers to investigate, record, document and remember the events they have seen, heard, and experienced during the pro-democracy movements.
Source: RTHK; Stand News
Subtitles by Real Hong Kong News
See also:
"Tracing the Source" - 7.21 Yuen Long Attack Investigative Report by Stand News
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30599
30 months after, Hongkongers refuse to forget
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31954
#Memory
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RTHK Hong Kong Connection: 7.21 Yuen Long Dark Night investigation
#HongKong Connection, a RTHK programme, further investigated the 7.21 Yuen Long Dark Night attack as the narrative has changed from "white-clad mobs attacked civilians" to "protesters provoke the Yuen Long villagers".
In CCTV footage, suspected plain clothes…
In CCTV footage, suspected plain clothes…
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VICE News Report on 7.21 Yuen Long Attack is Geo-Blocked in Hong Kong
Source: RFA, #Mar26
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VICE News Report on 7.21 Yuen Long Attack is Geo-Blocked in Hong Kong
On March 26, 2022, a video titled "Hong Kong's Organized Crime Societies", was released on the YouTube channel of VICE News, a popular US-based news platform with over 7.6 million subscribers.
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARB-z8B7bHs
However, netizens found that the video was "geo-blocked" in Hong Kong. Viewers with a Hong Kong IP address are met with a "video unavailable" message, stating that "the uploader has not made this video available in your country". The video description was also hidden, and its comment section disabled.
The video remains viewable to netizens outside of Asia. Viewers within the blocked region could only access it with a VPN service. It is not yet known whether VICE News chose to block the region, or if the Hong Kong authorities demanded that it did so.
The video covered interviews with victims of Yuen Long attack on July 21, 2019, when hundreds of white-clad gangsters indiscriminately attacked civilians at the Yuen Long MTR train station. Hong Kong police force was accused of colluding with the gangsters in this incident, as they render slow and minimal efforts to respond to the violence.
The geo-blocking is seen as part of the growing, organised online censorship effort following the enactment National Security Law, under which outspoken media outlets such as Apple Daily, Stand News, and Citizen News have been forced to disband or were shut down by authorities. Other documentary videos of the 7.21 incident, including those produced by RTHK, have also been taken offline, raising concerns that history is being concealed in Hong Kong, and memories of the incident are being whitewashed.
Source: RFA, #Mar26
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/htm/hk-youtube-03292022080949.html
See also:
2.5 years after #721YuenLong Mob Attack: Who Owns the Truth Now in 2022 Hong Kong?
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31957
#721YuenLong #Censorship #NationalSecurityLaw5
VICE News Report on 7.21 Yuen Long Attack is Geo-Blocked in Hong Kong
On March 26, 2022, a video titled "Hong Kong's Organized Crime Societies", was released on the YouTube channel of VICE News, a popular US-based news platform with over 7.6 million subscribers.
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARB-z8B7bHs
However, netizens found that the video was "geo-blocked" in Hong Kong. Viewers with a Hong Kong IP address are met with a "video unavailable" message, stating that "the uploader has not made this video available in your country". The video description was also hidden, and its comment section disabled.
The video remains viewable to netizens outside of Asia. Viewers within the blocked region could only access it with a VPN service. It is not yet known whether VICE News chose to block the region, or if the Hong Kong authorities demanded that it did so.
The video covered interviews with victims of Yuen Long attack on July 21, 2019, when hundreds of white-clad gangsters indiscriminately attacked civilians at the Yuen Long MTR train station. Hong Kong police force was accused of colluding with the gangsters in this incident, as they render slow and minimal efforts to respond to the violence.
The geo-blocking is seen as part of the growing, organised online censorship effort following the enactment National Security Law, under which outspoken media outlets such as Apple Daily, Stand News, and Citizen News have been forced to disband or were shut down by authorities. Other documentary videos of the 7.21 incident, including those produced by RTHK, have also been taken offline, raising concerns that history is being concealed in Hong Kong, and memories of the incident are being whitewashed.
Source: RFA, #Mar26
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/htm/hk-youtube-03292022080949.html
See also:
2.5 years after #721YuenLong Mob Attack: Who Owns the Truth Now in 2022 Hong Kong?
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31957
#721YuenLong #Censorship #NationalSecurityLaw5
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Hong Kong's Organized Crime Societies | Open Secrets
In this episode, we explore the rise of triads from running underground societies to influencing national politics between China and Hong Kong. On July 21st, 2019, Hong Kong’s ongoing protests demanding independence were met with a violent attack by men in…
Today is the 3 year mark of the 7.21 Yuen Long attack, when all of Hong Kong watched in horror as police abandoned civilians and sided with the violent mobsters.
On this night 3 years ago, a large white-clad mob armed with sticks and pipes attacked MTR passengers and passersbys at the Yuen Long MTR station, on the pretense that they were protesters coming to protest in Yuen Long. Police officers were seen casually walking away as the attack was happening. Frantic citizens placed over 20,000 calls to the 999 emergency hotline, most of them unanswered. The Yuen Long Police Station even shut its gate and turned away citizens demanding a response.
Police finally arrived at the scene 39 minutes after the first report, long after the mob had dispersed. They were later seen warmly chatting with the white shirts gathering nearby. Pro-Beijing lawmaker #JuniusHo was also seen shaking hands with the white shirts, who greeted him warmly as he passed by.
At the government press conference the following day, Carrie Lam and the police chief dodged questions and gave little explanation for the police response in Yuen Long, prompting one exasperated journalist to demand that they "speak like human beings" and give Hongkongers some assurance. Instead, they simply turned and walked away as journalists shouted after them, nearly re-enacting the police response the night before.
In the wake of the 7.21 attack, trust in the police force plunged for Hongkongers across the political spectrum, as the city was confronted with the reality that the police force may no longer be protecting innocent civilians. The police force, for its part, tried to push the narrative that the one-sided attack was an evenly-matched "conflict between white-shirts and black-shirts", while simultaneously suppressing pro-democracy media who provided mounting evidence that refuted their claims.
In the 3 years since the attack, only 7 white-shirts were arrested for the attack that night. However, Lam Check-Ting, who injured by the white-clad attackers, is being charged for rioting.
See also:
July 21, 2019 Yuen Long
Two police constables have left, but the gangsters (in white T-shirts) remain at Yuen Long Train Station.
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/424
"Tracing the Source" - 7.21 Yuen Long Attack Investigative Report by Stand News (July 25, 2021)
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30599
2.5 years after #721YuenLong Mob Attack: Who Owns the Truth Now in 2022 Hong Kong? (Jan 21, 2022)
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31957
7.21 Yuen Long Attacks Worsens Police Impression From All Sectors (July 24, 2020)
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23746
Pro-dem Lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting arrested for "Rioting" in 721 Yuen Long. Author of "Yuen Long Darkest Night" raises doubt and concern (Aug 26, 2020)
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24525
#AntiELAB #YuenLongAttack #NeverForget #GoHKgraphics
On this night 3 years ago, a large white-clad mob armed with sticks and pipes attacked MTR passengers and passersbys at the Yuen Long MTR station, on the pretense that they were protesters coming to protest in Yuen Long. Police officers were seen casually walking away as the attack was happening. Frantic citizens placed over 20,000 calls to the 999 emergency hotline, most of them unanswered. The Yuen Long Police Station even shut its gate and turned away citizens demanding a response.
Police finally arrived at the scene 39 minutes after the first report, long after the mob had dispersed. They were later seen warmly chatting with the white shirts gathering nearby. Pro-Beijing lawmaker #JuniusHo was also seen shaking hands with the white shirts, who greeted him warmly as he passed by.
At the government press conference the following day, Carrie Lam and the police chief dodged questions and gave little explanation for the police response in Yuen Long, prompting one exasperated journalist to demand that they "speak like human beings" and give Hongkongers some assurance. Instead, they simply turned and walked away as journalists shouted after them, nearly re-enacting the police response the night before.
In the wake of the 7.21 attack, trust in the police force plunged for Hongkongers across the political spectrum, as the city was confronted with the reality that the police force may no longer be protecting innocent civilians. The police force, for its part, tried to push the narrative that the one-sided attack was an evenly-matched "conflict between white-shirts and black-shirts", while simultaneously suppressing pro-democracy media who provided mounting evidence that refuted their claims.
In the 3 years since the attack, only 7 white-shirts were arrested for the attack that night. However, Lam Check-Ting, who injured by the white-clad attackers, is being charged for rioting.
See also:
July 21, 2019 Yuen Long
Two police constables have left, but the gangsters (in white T-shirts) remain at Yuen Long Train Station.
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/424
"Tracing the Source" - 7.21 Yuen Long Attack Investigative Report by Stand News (July 25, 2021)
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30599
2.5 years after #721YuenLong Mob Attack: Who Owns the Truth Now in 2022 Hong Kong? (Jan 21, 2022)
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31957
7.21 Yuen Long Attacks Worsens Police Impression From All Sectors (July 24, 2020)
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23746
Pro-dem Lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting arrested for "Rioting" in 721 Yuen Long. Author of "Yuen Long Darkest Night" raises doubt and concern (Aug 26, 2020)
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24525
#AntiELAB #YuenLongAttack #NeverForget #GoHKgraphics
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Two police constables have left, but the gangsters (in white T-shirts) remain at Yuen Long Train Station.
Two police constables have left, but the gangsters (in white T-shirts) remain at Yuen Long Train Station.
"7.21: The Unfinished Case": Video Report by #IndependentJournalists Reviews Records of #YuenLongAttack, Victims Speak Up as they Revisit the Scene
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#AntiELAB #BaoChoy #721YuenLong #YuenLongAttack #NeverForget
Source: InMediaHK.net #Jul21
https://bit.ly/3omtWYB
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Part 1 of 3
The man walked around the Yuen Long MTR station with a tablet on his hand, which was replaying a video clip of the 7.21 attack. "It should be here .... No wait, a little further forward ... yes, this is the spot."
Galileo is one of the victims of the 7.21 Yuen Long Attack. 3 years ago, he saw former Stand News journalist Gwyneth Ho being assaulted, and rushed forward with several others to restrain the attackers. However, the attackers quickly turned on him; he was swarmed by 6 or 7 of them, and beaten with umbrellas, canes, and wooden sticks.
On the third anniversary of the attack, a group of independent journalists compiled a special video report titled "7.21: The Unfinished Case".
Watch the video here:
https://youtu.be/smIWjWLYqq8
The group includes the award-winning former RTHK producer #BaoChoy; they interviewed several victims and witnesses of the attack, and revisited the scene of the attack at the MTR station, attempting to piece together the truth of the incident.
Source: InMediaHK.net #Jul21
https://bit.ly/3omtWYB
See Also:
3 year mark of the 7.21 Yuen Long attack: when all of Hong Kong watched in horror as police abandoned civilians and sided with the violent mobsters
https://t.me/BeWaterHK/781
"Tracing the Source" - 7.21 Yuen Long Attack Investigative Report by Stand News (July 25, 2021)
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30599
2.5 years after #721YuenLong Mob Attack: Who Owns the Truth Now in 2022 Hong Kong? (Jan 21, 2022)
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31957
#AntiELAB #BaoChoy #721YuenLong #YuenLongAttack #NeverForget
Part 1 of 3
The man walked around the Yuen Long MTR station with a tablet on his hand, which was replaying a video clip of the 7.21 attack. "It should be here .... No wait, a little further forward ... yes, this is the spot."
Galileo is one of the victims of the 7.21 Yuen Long Attack. 3 years ago, he saw former Stand News journalist Gwyneth Ho being assaulted, and rushed forward with several others to restrain the attackers. However, the attackers quickly turned on him; he was swarmed by 6 or 7 of them, and beaten with umbrellas, canes, and wooden sticks.
On the third anniversary of the attack, a group of independent journalists compiled a special video report titled "7.21: The Unfinished Case".
Watch the video here:
https://youtu.be/smIWjWLYqq8
The group includes the award-winning former RTHK producer #BaoChoy; they interviewed several victims and witnesses of the attack, and revisited the scene of the attack at the MTR station, attempting to piece together the truth of the incident.
Source: InMediaHK.net #Jul21
https://bit.ly/3omtWYB
See Also:
3 year mark of the 7.21 Yuen Long attack: when all of Hong Kong watched in horror as police abandoned civilians and sided with the violent mobsters
https://t.me/BeWaterHK/781
"Tracing the Source" - 7.21 Yuen Long Attack Investigative Report by Stand News (July 25, 2021)
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30599
2.5 years after #721YuenLong Mob Attack: Who Owns the Truth Now in 2022 Hong Kong? (Jan 21, 2022)
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31957
#AntiELAB #BaoChoy #721YuenLong #YuenLongAttack #NeverForget
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721 未完的案 I 721襲擊事件三周年 I 新聞專題
721元朗襲擊事件三周年，我們一班獨立記者製作了專題記錄《721 未完的案》，總結過去幾年間由民間社會搜集的線索，跟進幾個一直鍥而不捨希望追尋真相的當事人。我們不隸屬任何傳媒機構，沒有新聞平台，但由衷感激多個獨立媒體願意協力一起分享我們的製作，令更多讀者和觀眾能看到此記錄。我們作為獨立記者，團隊雖然沒有薪金和足夠...
"7.21: The Unfinished Case": Video Report by #IndependentJournalists Reviews Records of #YuenLongAttack, Victims Speak Up as they Revisit the Scene
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/33081
Part 2 of 3
Interviewee: "Not a Group Fight, Only Being Assaulted"
The report strings together several scattered video segments, including live reporting by #StandNews, phone videos from citizens, security cameras from nearby shops, as well as videos by the recently-shut-down #FactWire.
The video presented several iconic moments of the night of July 21-22, 2019: men in white shirts distributing bamboo sticks from their vehicles, riot police repeatedly making way for the white shirts to leave by car, police officers patting the shoulders of the white-clad men, pro-Beijing lawmaker #JuniusHo shaking hands with the white men.
The interviewees said that there were over 200 white shirts involved that evening, but only 7 had been convicted of rioting and intentional bodily harm.
Galileo, who agreed to show his face in his interview, remarked that the nature of the 7.21 incident "was not a group fight; it was purely a case of being attacked and assaulted." He believed that there may currently be fewer than 10 people who would be willing to comment on the 7.21 incident, considering the way the government had characterized the incident as well as the law today. However, he insisted on speaking out on his own experiences and thoughts: "I stand by my principle: I say what is true."
Watch "7.21: The Unfinished Case" on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/smIWjWLYqq8
The video report also interviewed a shop owner who provided CCTV footage. "I don't want the truth to be drowned," he said. He also remarked that he seem to have been stalked because he accepted the interview, and had to check himself into a hotel in order to stay safe.
Before the camera, he shared that "the feeling of being unsafe now surrounds Hong Kong, including everyone who had spoken up, or had provided evidence, or had taken a stance contrary to the regime's."
"'The truth will eventually prevail,'" he said, almost cynically. "But when is 'eventually'? In ten years? Twenty? Thirty?" He hoped that he would live to see it. He stressed, however, that even though it seems the truth could not prevail now, the chance will be gone if he doesn't speak up.
Source: InMediaHK.net #Jul21
https://bit.ly/3omtWYB
See Also:
3 year mark of the 7.21 Yuen Long attack: when all of Hong Kong watched in horror as police abandoned civilians and sided with the violent mobsters
https://t.me/BeWaterHK/781
"Tracing the Source" - 7.21 Yuen Long Attack Investigative Report by Stand News (July 25, 2021)
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30599
2.5 years after #721YuenLong Mob Attack: Who Owns the Truth Now in 2022 Hong Kong? (Jan 21, 2022)
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31957
#AntiELAB #BaoChoy #721YuenLong #YuenLongAttack #NeverForget
Read Part 1:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/33081
Part 2 of 3
Interviewee: "Not a Group Fight, Only Being Assaulted"
The report strings together several scattered video segments, including live reporting by #StandNews, phone videos from citizens, security cameras from nearby shops, as well as videos by the recently-shut-down #FactWire.
The video presented several iconic moments of the night of July 21-22, 2019: men in white shirts distributing bamboo sticks from their vehicles, riot police repeatedly making way for the white shirts to leave by car, police officers patting the shoulders of the white-clad men, pro-Beijing lawmaker #JuniusHo shaking hands with the white men.
The interviewees said that there were over 200 white shirts involved that evening, but only 7 had been convicted of rioting and intentional bodily harm.
Galileo, who agreed to show his face in his interview, remarked that the nature of the 7.21 incident "was not a group fight; it was purely a case of being attacked and assaulted." He believed that there may currently be fewer than 10 people who would be willing to comment on the 7.21 incident, considering the way the government had characterized the incident as well as the law today. However, he insisted on speaking out on his own experiences and thoughts: "I stand by my principle: I say what is true."
Watch "7.21: The Unfinished Case" on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/smIWjWLYqq8
The video report also interviewed a shop owner who provided CCTV footage. "I don't want the truth to be drowned," he said. He also remarked that he seem to have been stalked because he accepted the interview, and had to check himself into a hotel in order to stay safe.
Before the camera, he shared that "the feeling of being unsafe now surrounds Hong Kong, including everyone who had spoken up, or had provided evidence, or had taken a stance contrary to the regime's."
"'The truth will eventually prevail,'" he said, almost cynically. "But when is 'eventually'? In ten years? Twenty? Thirty?" He hoped that he would live to see it. He stressed, however, that even though it seems the truth could not prevail now, the chance will be gone if he doesn't speak up.
Source: InMediaHK.net #Jul21
https://bit.ly/3omtWYB
See Also:
3 year mark of the 7.21 Yuen Long attack: when all of Hong Kong watched in horror as police abandoned civilians and sided with the violent mobsters
https://t.me/BeWaterHK/781
"Tracing the Source" - 7.21 Yuen Long Attack Investigative Report by Stand News (July 25, 2021)
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30599
2.5 years after #721YuenLong Mob Attack: Who Owns the Truth Now in 2022 Hong Kong? (Jan 21, 2022)
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31957
#AntiELAB #BaoChoy #721YuenLong #YuenLongAttack #NeverForget
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"7.21: The Unfinished Case": Video Report by #IndependentJournalists Reviews Records of #YuenLongAttack, Victims Speak Up as they Revisit the Scene
Part 1 of 3
The man walked around the Yuen Long MTR station with a tablet on his hand, which was replaying…
Part 1 of 3
The man walked around the Yuen Long MTR station with a tablet on his hand, which was replaying…