Government officials keep making empty claims on how harmless tear gas is, but missing solid evidence or scientific proof. At least they should take up Dr. K Kwong’s challenge to substantiate their position.
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Hong Kongers Poisoned by Cyanide - findings from a concerned group
Many of us know cyanide as a deadly chemical. Many sources claim that the tear gas that has been expended during the protests contain cyanide. Exposure to chemicals containing cyanide may result in symptoms such as headache, dizziness, fast heart rate, shortness of breath, and vomiting. This may then eventually lead to more sever symptoms such as seizures, slow heart rate, low blood pressure, loss of consciousness, and cardiac arrest, and eventually, death. If the person survives, he/she runs the risk of having long-term neurological problems.
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Many of us know cyanide as a deadly chemical. Many sources claim that the tear gas that has been expended during the protests contain cyanide. Exposure to chemicals containing cyanide may result in symptoms such as headache, dizziness, fast heart rate, shortness of breath, and vomiting. This may then eventually lead to more sever symptoms such as seizures, slow heart rate, low blood pressure, loss of consciousness, and cardiac arrest, and eventually, death. If the person survives, he/she runs the risk of having long-term neurological problems.
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Hong Kongers Poisoned by Cyanide - findings from a concerned group
(27 Nov)The acrid smell and taste of tear gas is no longer something new for the Hong Kongers. HKGETC, formed by a group of concerned citizens from various professions, detected the presence of cyanide at confrontation sites more than five times the upper…
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Hong Kong Government Refuses to Respond to UN Inquiry on Chemical Weapon
Social Movement Organization: Refusing to Answer Damages Hong Kong’s International Image
Two UN Special Rapporteurs sent a letter to the Hong Kong government via the UN China ambassador, stating that they have reasons to believe that Hong Kong police had “indiscriminately and disproportionately” used chemical weapons such as tear gas and pepper spray, and that tear gas "has been used in an uncontrolled and allegedly malicious manner". They demanded a response within 60 days, but the Hong Kong government had failed to respond by the deadline.
In a speech given at UN in early March, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Management) Oscar Kwok Yam-shu stated that the accusation was "part of a comprehensive effort to vilify the Hong Kong Police". Regarding the speech, Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor spokesman Claudia Yip criticised it as "shameless lie", and would not consider it as the response of the letter from UN as it had not undergone any formal process.
Spokesman from Civil Rights Observer Icarus Wong believed that Hong Kong government had the responsibility to respond to the inquiry, lest Hong Kong's international image would be damaged. Yip worried that other countries would lose faith in Hong Kong if the government refused to answer just because the inquiry did not favour them.
Source: InMediaHK
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Hong Kong Government Refuses to Respond to UN Inquiry on Chemical Weapon
Social Movement Organization: Refusing to Answer Damages Hong Kong’s International Image
Two UN Special Rapporteurs sent a letter to the Hong Kong government via the UN China ambassador, stating that they have reasons to believe that Hong Kong police had “indiscriminately and disproportionately” used chemical weapons such as tear gas and pepper spray, and that tear gas "has been used in an uncontrolled and allegedly malicious manner". They demanded a response within 60 days, but the Hong Kong government had failed to respond by the deadline.
In a speech given at UN in early March, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Management) Oscar Kwok Yam-shu stated that the accusation was "part of a comprehensive effort to vilify the Hong Kong Police". Regarding the speech, Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor spokesman Claudia Yip criticised it as "shameless lie", and would not consider it as the response of the letter from UN as it had not undergone any formal process.
Spokesman from Civil Rights Observer Icarus Wong believed that Hong Kong government had the responsibility to respond to the inquiry, lest Hong Kong's international image would be damaged. Yip worried that other countries would lose faith in Hong Kong if the government refused to answer just because the inquiry did not favour them.
Source: InMediaHK
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