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Police Left as Reporters Complained about Violence and Mistreatment by the Police

Part 1: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9877

Police Public Relations Branch Superintendent Ko Chun-pong said reporters shouldn’t “protest” at press conference, stressing that the occasion was a police press conference. He criticized the reporter for their unprofessional move, saying it would infringe other media’s right of reporting and impede the release of useful information, and repeatedly asked the six to leave.

Other reporters said that the action of the reporters didn’t prevent the conference from proceeding, “They were not a hindrance. We are waiting for you to start.”

After 20 minutes, the reporters refused to leave the press room. Ko condemned the reporters’ behavior as being irresponsible and unfair to other media and announced the cancellation of today’s police conference. Lights were turned off and the backdrop was covered up immediately after the officers left the press room.

Source: Inmedia HK, Nov 4

#Part2 #WitnessAccount
Police Pointed Guns at First Aiders and Ambulance Radio Mentioned Police Obstruction, Says First Aider

[Editor's note: UST student Chow is severely injured after falling in a carpark during police mass arrest operation in the night of Nov 4. Suspicions are raised towards the case. Read the full story: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9903]

This is a witness account of a first-aider called Hins who provided care for the 22-year-old boy at the scene:

It was around 1am on Nov 5 when volunteer first-aider Hins and his colleague heard a bystander said a young person Chow, aged 22, fell from the 3rd floor of a car park at Sheung Tak Estate. There were already 8 to 10 paramedics from the Fire Services Department providing basic first aid service when Hins arrived at the scene. Hins asked if the paramedics knew what happened, they said they had no idea but they heard the onlookers saying that the police were chasing after Chow earlier then somehow Chow fell.

Hins said, Chow’s situation seems very serious even though there was no apparent injuries because there was a significant loss of blood. Hins described the scene as frightening as Chow vomited blood. He then asked if the paramedics had called the ambulance and they said they already did.

Hins got extremely worried and kept asking the firemen when the ambulance was going to arrive as Chow’s pulse rate was dropping constantly. “We then heard from the radio that the ambulance could not get to the scene because it was stopped by the police”. Hins added, “I was very shocked because based on the patient’s situation, he needed to be sent to the Resuscitation Room right away.”

Hins also recalled the arrival of a large group of riot police 5 to 10 minutes after he and his colleague got to the scene. They pointed guns at them and demanded them to leave immediately as the scene is very dangerous. The paramedics did not agree. They then handed over Chow to Hins and his colleague and negotiated with the police. “We are trying to save someone’s life here”, the paramedic said, “There is no danger here. We don’t need you. Please leave”.

Source: Apple Daily, Nov 6

Read Part 1: Witness Account of an Onlooker who Discovered Chow:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9958


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[11 Nov Arbitrary Arrest of Citizens in Causeway Bay]
Couple Got Arrested when Waiting for Transportation

Continue from https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/10494

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But the female commander arrogantly told passersby watching, "Well you did! You rebuked us and got changed!" The man being searched had worn a mask, but cooperatively took it off upon request by the police. After the search, the police arrested the couple, even though no prohibited items were found. The woman stated repeatedly that she was merely on her way home and had "never said anything against the police". The couple was eventually brought on a police vehicle, not knowing which law they violated to be arrested.

Photo: Benjamin Yuen@ USP United Social Press
Source: USP United Social Press

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#Interview #Part2
Hong Kong Protester Recalls #Hongkongers' Kindness during Pro-democracy Movement

Photos: Netizen

Full video of the rally: https://www.facebook.com/CHKLink/videos/457215711939067

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#Interview #Part2
Hong Kong Protester Recalls #Hongkongers' Kindness during Pro-democracy Movement

Hei is a frontliner in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement. He fled the city in 2020 and in Canada he shared his past experiences in a rally, commemorating the police brutality victims of the 8.31 Prince Edward Station Attack.

Read Part 1:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30959

"Sometimes when I'm working and helping people move house, I see posters of protesters in full gear; they looked just like me'," Hei said. All these bring back his memories of 2019.

"I actually didn't wear helmets very often; in later protests, I didn't even bring my gas mask. Many things go through my mind when I see images like this, some happy, some not so much."

After an emotional moment, Hei asked the rally participants, "If the fight for Hong Kong comes to us here one day, and us frontliners come out again to stand against injustice, will you still support us?"

At this time, the audience responded with loud clapping.

Inspired by the conscience of his coworker, Hei put his construction skills to use in protests.

Hei asked his audience again, "Do people here feel that construction workers are uneducated, or that their job is undesirable? When I was young, I thought that way. When I became a construction worker myself, I thought I would never let students block police batons for us, or leave it to them to fight against a totalitarian regime for the rights and freedom of people like me."

"I want to say that Hong Kong protesters included many students and white-collars, of course. But there are also blue-collar workers, such as construction workers like me, people who build bamboo scaffolding for a living."

"I was at the Chinede University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) during the siege, and helped build bamboo barricades at the No. 2 Bridge. [Editor's notes: Hong Kong Police fired over 1000 rounds of tear gas at protesters at this bridge in one night while attempting to breach into the campus] Where did the bamboo come from? They're from a kind-hearted scaffolding company who dropped off a truckload of bamboo at the campus, saying 'oh, we suddenly didn't need these anymore; we'll just leave these here.' We carried the bamboo from the front gate all the way over to No. 2 Bridge."

Hei then traced back to the moment he started to care about Hong Kong affairs, "The first protest I attended was June 16, 2019 - the '2 million plus one' march. The one who brought me was another construction worker. He didn't do very well in school, his jokes are crass, but he was a man with a conscience. He talked about how Hong Kong had been bullied every day by the Chinese regime, and even though I didn't care about politics at the time, he made me aware of these issues."

Photo: Netizens #Aug31

Full video of the rally: https://www.facebook.com/CHKLink/videos/457215711939067

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Part 3 coming up next