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The Last Conversation: Alex Chow Reminds His Father to Close the Windows After Police Fires Tear Gas

Source: Stand News #Nov16

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The Last Conversation: Alex Chow Reminds His Father to Close the Windows After Police Fires Tear Gas

The coroner's court inquiring the death of 22-year-old university student Alex Chow began on November 16, 2020.

On the early morning of November 4, 2019, Chow fell from Sheung Tak carpark for a reason unknown, during police operation nearby. Chow passed away at 08:09 on November 8, 2019.

Chow's father gave his testimony on the first day of the hearing. The 1997-born Alex Chow was the only child in the family. He was studying computer science at the Hong Kong University Science and Technology (#UST).

To his father's knowing, Chow "jparticipated in protests". At the night before the incident, he saw Chow carrying a backpack and filling his water bottle before leaving home. At around 00:46, Chow's father told him via Whatsapp that the police had fired tear gas. Chow replied 1 to 2 minutes later, reminding his father to close the windows. It was the last conversation between the father and the son.

When Chow's father was sleeping, Chow's secondary school friend knocked on their door, telling the family that Chow had fallen off from a building.

Source: Stand News #Nov16

#NeverForget #AlexChow
Father of pro-democracy student asks for citizens' valor and information to uncover truth of his son’s death

Stepping into the second week of the Coroner Inquest of 22-year-old #ChowTszlok’s death, witness Mr Mon was summoned and appeared on the 6th day of the inquest.

Chow’s father thanked Mr Mon for testifying in court. He also called on those who witnessed the incident leading to the death of his son to provide information.

Mr Chow expressed that many enthusiastic citizens have contacted him since Monday, November 23, 2020 after he made the first call for information via mass media.

He mentioned that footage of surveillance cameras has shown many passersby in neighboring areas when the incident happened last year.

He also quoted Judge of the Coroner's Court, Ko Wai-hung, who also asked for more witnesses to provide their accounts of the incident.

Chow’s father said in surveillance cameras footage, there were two citizens going in a hurry to the 3/F of the carpark. In another footage of C28 surveillance camera, a black-clad man suddenly appeared nearby the elevator at 01:03:29 on November 4 last year. The man looked around and walked towards the camera before turning right and left the location where Alex Chow was lying after fell down from height. He asked for their courage to provide any information to this case.

Source: DB Channel #Nov23
https://www.facebook.com/109301110486297/posts/384478356301903/?d=n

#PoliceBrutality

Notes of Coroner's Court for Chow Tsz Lok Alex

A 17-year-old secondary student and first aider described the emergency process for Chow Tsz Lok Alex.

Read the full translated article here:
https://telegra.ph/Coroners-Court-Inquiry-for-CHOW-Tsz-Lok-Alex-The-Cruel-and-Gentle-First-Aid-Process-and-Court-Inquiry-12-20


Source: Stand News #Nov26

#HongKong #HongKongProtest #ChowTszLok #AlexChow

#Court #CoronersInquest
Jury Rules Death Cause of Pro-democracy student Alex Chow Undetermined

On Jan 9, 2021, the jury returned an open verdict in the death of 22-year-old university student #AlexChow Tsz-lok, following almost two days of deliberation.

The five-member jury, consisting of two men and three women, told the Coroner's Court that they were unable to determine the causes and circumstances of Chow's death.


The inquest into the death of the University of Science and Technology student lasted for almost four weeks, with nearly 50 witnesses summoned.

Speaking to reporters after the court ruling, Chow's father, said he respects the verdict and thanked the jurors for their hard work.

"They took the case very seriously and have worked so hard. I want to tell Tsz-lok that we've tried our best to find out the truth, even though many questions remain unanswered and we are still some distance away from being able to get to the very bottom of what happened", he said, teary-eyed.

Source: RTHK; Ming Pao; Stand News #Jan9
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%af%e8%81%9e/article/20210109/s00001/1610194120482

#PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #ChowTszLok #Death

#CoronersInquest
Volunteer #FirstAider who attended in #AlexChow’s case criticises the police for being dishonest

Carson Tsang Long-hin, spokesperson of the group #Ideologist, was the volunteer first aider who appeared at the Coroner’s Court as a citizen witness for Alex Chow’s case.

Tsang said he respected the jury’s decision that the cause of death was suspicious, and hoped Hong Kongers would allow time for the Chow’s family to reflect and digest the decision.

Tsang criticised the police for lying at the press conference following Chow’s death that they did not enter the parking lot when Chow fell. The police only admitted doing so when evidence that showed the opposite was found.

Tsang also questioned whether the police have done their best on the investigation as they claimed that no videotape showing Chow’s fall was found. The videotape was later found upon investigation by the Coroner and the Coroner officer.

Source: Cupid News #Jan9
https://www.facebook.com/117540932243292/posts/722022685128444/?d=n

#ChowTszLok #Truth #Jury #PoliceLies

Who determines the truth?: The tragic death of 22-year-old Chow Tsz-lok 

On the night of 3 November 2019, one police officer hosted his wedding banquet at a hotel in Tseung Kwan O. Rumours had it that when the newly wedded couple were taking photos outside of the hotel,  some residents were booing.

Afterwards, vehicle after vehicle of riot police rushed into the private areas such as residential buildings and shopping malls. Shortly after the dismissal of the banquet, the police shot almost a hundred canisters of tear gas and some shot towards the homes of residents.

We can still see the situation that day reported by fellow protestors on site through the history in the communication applications 

Continue Reading Our Fully Translated Article Here:
https://telegra.ph/Who-determines-the-truth-02-10

Source：Stand News #Nov08

#Truth #ChowTszLok #TseungKwanO

#Remembrance
Citizens Lay Down White Flowers on 2-Year Anniversary of Student Protester's Death

Today (November 8) marked the second year since the passing of pro-democracy Hong Kong student #ChowTszLok. Citizens around the city brought brocades of white flowers to the site of his fatal fall in remembrance.

During the anti-ELAB movement in 2019, Chow, a 22-year-old university student, fell from the 3rd floor of a car park in Tseung Kwan O as police clashed with civilians in nearby streets.

He died from his injuries in hospital 4 days later, on November 8, 2019.

A Coroner’s inquest was conducted in January 2021 to determine cause of Chow’s death. However, as the jury was unable to decide the causes and circumstances of his death, the coroner pronounced an open verdict.

#LestWeForget #PoliceBrutality #AlexChow #PoliceState

Source: Stand News; #Nov8
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/4718291671589749/

#Remembrance
Hongkongers Pledge to Carry On Deceased Student's Unfinished Quest for Freedom and Democracy

After China's imposition of National Security Law and crackdowns on dissenting voices in what was once one of the world freest cities, Hong Kong has not seen large scale gatherings in remembrance of those who suffered police brutality and sacrificed their lives during the quest of freedom and democracy.

On this night (Novermber 8), defiant Hongkongers continued to pay tribute to #ChowTszLok, a university student who passed away after falling from height in a car park during anti-ELAB movement in 2019.

In a park not far away from the car park, several light boxes with Chow's portrait and a line of white candles had been set up in Chow's remembrance.

A second set of light boxes displayed the citizens' vow to continue their quest for democracy, pledging to Chow that they will "carry on your unfinished journey (代你走下去)."

#LestToForget #AlexChow #TseungKwanO #NationalSecurityLaw #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality

See also:
Citizens Lay Down White Flowers on 2-Year Anniversary of Student Protester's Death
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31377

Source: First Hand; #Nov8

3 Years of #August31Incident, HKers in Britain not to Give Up

HKers gathered at no less than 12 British cities for the three years of the August 31 incident. Participants condemned the Hong Kong police for helping the regime to suppress citizens. They continue to ask for the truth and request the authority and the MTR company to make the CCTV recording public.

Around a thousand participants mourned the incident in front of Parliament Square in London. The host read out the names who gave their lives to the #AntiELAB movement. Names include Leung Ling Kit, the first to jump off from Pacific Place after hanging the slogan next to the building, Leung Kin-Fai, who stabbed a police officer on #Jul01 last year, Chan Yin-lam and Chow Chi-Lok, who still have an unknown cause of death up til now.

On the night of Aug 31, 2019, a group of protesters had arguments with the passengers who opposed the protests inside Prince Edward Station. Many riot police and Special Tactical Squad members then rushed into the station and had an indiscriminate attack on citizens with batons, guns and pepper spray both on the platform and in the train.

The police force even locked the station for more than 30 hours afterwards, obstructing journalists' interviews and rescue work. No one can understand the factual situation inside the station, nor can hold Hong Kong police accountable for using excessive force.

#PrinceEdward #LeungLingKit #LeungKinFai #ChanYinLam #ChowTszLok #ParliamentSquare

Source: RFA #Sep01
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/uk-831-09012022095619.html