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.
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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.
13-year-old Boy in Hong Kong Persists on Remembering 7.21 #YuenLongAttack, Stopped and Searched by the Police
On July 21, 2022, some Hongkongers donned black, some brought flowers to remember the 7.21 Yuen Long Attack. In 2019, white-clad gangsters indiscriminately assaulted pro-democracy citizens, train passengers and pedestrians, as police reportedly turned a blind eye.
In 2022, those who insisted to remember included a 13-year-old boy. He recalled the day three years ago when he was still in primary school, "many white clad people launched attack that day, but only 7 of them were charged."
The boy brought with him a paper that wrote "lest we forget 7.21" and was stopped and searched by the police.
Source: InMedia #Jul21
https://bit.ly/3zlW5p1
#YuenLong721 #PoliceState #NeverForget #3years
On July 21, 2022, some Hongkongers donned black, some brought flowers to remember the 7.21 Yuen Long Attack. In 2019, white-clad gangsters indiscriminately assaulted pro-democracy citizens, train passengers and pedestrians, as police reportedly turned a blind eye.
In 2022, those who insisted to remember included a 13-year-old boy. He recalled the day three years ago when he was still in primary school, "many white clad people launched attack that day, but only 7 of them were charged."
The boy brought with him a paper that wrote "lest we forget 7.21" and was stopped and searched by the police.
Source: InMedia #Jul21
https://bit.ly/3zlW5p1
#YuenLong721 #PoliceState #NeverForget #3years
"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
#AntiELAB #BaoChoy #721YuenLong #YuenLongAttack #NeverForget
Source: InMediaHK.net #Jul21
https://bit.ly/3omtWYB
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Source: InMediaHK.net #Jul21
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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 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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"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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Source: InMediaHK.net #Jul21
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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
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/33081
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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…
"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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Source: InMediaHK.net #Jul21
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Source: InMediaHK.net #Jul21
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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
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/33081
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Production Team: "Awaiting the Day when the Full Truth is Revealed"
The production team consisted of several anonymous independent journalists, including Bao Choy, who was a former RTHK producer of the Hong Kong Connection episode "7.21: Who Owns the Truth", and had been convicted by the authorities for making false statements in the process of routine investigation of records when producing the episode.
Watch "7.21: The Unfinished Case" on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/smIWjWLYqq8
The team emphasized that they did not belong to any media organization, and did not have a news platform. They thanked various independent media for their efforts in sharing the production. As independent journalists, they said, the team did not have salary or sufficient resources, but nevertheless completed the production and held to their professional principles.
They spoke of an interviewee who had been stalked for providing security camera footage, and had to live in fear of retribution. However, they had no regrets for bringing the evidence to light. Another interviewee described the process of seeking the truth was like continuously running into dead ends, but insisted on "continuing to do whatever I can."
The team saluted the interviewees: "They clearly understood that in these circumstances, very few people still dared to speak up publicly about the 7.21 attack. Yet they are still willing to be named and be interviewed on camera."
There were some among the truth-seekers who had been forced to leave the city, while others chose to stay. However, the team said, they are all waiting for the day when the full truth is revealed.
Their goal in producing this report, they said, was only to "put on record more evidence of this serious incident of assault."
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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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/33081
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Production Team: "Awaiting the Day when the Full Truth is Revealed"
The production team consisted of several anonymous independent journalists, including Bao Choy, who was a former RTHK producer of the Hong Kong Connection episode "7.21: Who Owns the Truth", and had been convicted by the authorities for making false statements in the process of routine investigation of records when producing the episode.
Watch "7.21: The Unfinished Case" on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/smIWjWLYqq8
The team emphasized that they did not belong to any media organization, and did not have a news platform. They thanked various independent media for their efforts in sharing the production. As independent journalists, they said, the team did not have salary or sufficient resources, but nevertheless completed the production and held to their professional principles.
They spoke of an interviewee who had been stalked for providing security camera footage, and had to live in fear of retribution. However, they had no regrets for bringing the evidence to light. Another interviewee described the process of seeking the truth was like continuously running into dead ends, but insisted on "continuing to do whatever I can."
The team saluted the interviewees: "They clearly understood that in these circumstances, very few people still dared to speak up publicly about the 7.21 attack. Yet they are still willing to be named and be interviewed on camera."
There were some among the truth-seekers who had been forced to leave the city, while others chose to stay. However, the team said, they are all waiting for the day when the full truth is revealed.
Their goal in producing this report, they said, was only to "put on record more evidence of this serious incident of assault."
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…