Police Mocked Citizens at Shopping Centre: “You Should Jump Off and Speak to Me!”
Riot police intercepted several young citizens at the New Century Plaza and asked why one of them was carrying two mobile phones. That man was subsequently released. When he was leaving, he said to the police, “There was no need to grab me!”. To which a police officer responded, “(we were) worried that you may fall!”.
At around 6 pm the riot police began leaving New Century Plaza in Mong Kok. The citizens yelled at them for entering the shopping mall and disrupting peace. At least two young men were forced to jump off a ledge and were injured when the Police tried to arrest them in the shopping centre yesterday. When a plainclothes police officer was leaving New Century Plaza, he said to the citizens watching him from the upper level of the mall, “You should jump off (the building) and speak to me!”.
Source: http://bit.ly/397bGd0
#PoliceBrutality #HongKongChristmas #Fall
Riot police intercepted several young citizens at the New Century Plaza and asked why one of them was carrying two mobile phones. That man was subsequently released. When he was leaving, he said to the police, “There was no need to grab me!”. To which a police officer responded, “(we were) worried that you may fall!”.
At around 6 pm the riot police began leaving New Century Plaza in Mong Kok. The citizens yelled at them for entering the shopping mall and disrupting peace. At least two young men were forced to jump off a ledge and were injured when the Police tried to arrest them in the shopping centre yesterday. When a plainclothes police officer was leaving New Century Plaza, he said to the citizens watching him from the upper level of the mall, “You should jump off (the building) and speak to me!”.
Source: http://bit.ly/397bGd0
#PoliceBrutality #HongKongChristmas #Fall
Police Confirms Use of “Coloured Pepper Spray” in Tai Po
This afternoon at Tai Po Mega Mall, protestors entered stores and shouted, "Close the gate," after achieving their objectives in their targeted restaurants.
Riot police then entered the mall to make arrests. While doing so, they deployed a pungent blue liquid at their targets. A few passers-by were shot at by the police with that liquid, including an elder.
The Police Force confirmed that the blue liquid was “dyed pepper spray”. In response to enquiries, the Police stated that “dyed pepper spray” was one of the categories of pepper spray, with its intention to easily identify identify law breakers, so that arrests could be made more efficiently. They continued to stated that this type of spray contains the same components as the ones commonly used by police and that the dye is non-toxic, meaning no harm would be done to human bodies, and neither would it pose as a threat to public health.
Source: RTHK
#26Dec #HongKongChristmas #BoxingDay #TaiPo
This afternoon at Tai Po Mega Mall, protestors entered stores and shouted, "Close the gate," after achieving their objectives in their targeted restaurants.
Riot police then entered the mall to make arrests. While doing so, they deployed a pungent blue liquid at their targets. A few passers-by were shot at by the police with that liquid, including an elder.
The Police Force confirmed that the blue liquid was “dyed pepper spray”. In response to enquiries, the Police stated that “dyed pepper spray” was one of the categories of pepper spray, with its intention to easily identify identify law breakers, so that arrests could be made more efficiently. They continued to stated that this type of spray contains the same components as the ones commonly used by police and that the dye is non-toxic, meaning no harm would be done to human bodies, and neither would it pose as a threat to public health.
Source: RTHK
#26Dec #HongKongChristmas #BoxingDay #TaiPo
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0008 | #Mongkok
A band was busking at the intersection of Shantung Street and Argyle Street. Three policemen suddenly stopped then and did an ID check on the band members. The band ended their set after the interruption and the crowd dispersed soon after.
People said, ”Goodbye, Sir,” causing the policemen stopped and looked back, asking who said that in an extremely unfriendly tone. No one replied them.
0024 | Mongkok Instant
2 PTU and 1 EU vehicles stationed along the intersection of Nathan Road and Argyle Street. Over 10 riot police started wandering for 'stop and search'.
#HongKongChristmas #
0008 | #Mongkok
A band was busking at the intersection of Shantung Street and Argyle Street. Three policemen suddenly stopped then and did an ID check on the band members. The band ended their set after the interruption and the crowd dispersed soon after.
People said, ”Goodbye, Sir,” causing the policemen stopped and looked back, asking who said that in an extremely unfriendly tone. No one replied them.
0024 | Mongkok Instant
2 PTU and 1 EU vehicles stationed along the intersection of Nathan Road and Argyle Street. Over 10 riot police started wandering for 'stop and search'.
#HongKongChristmas #
Police Storms Fortune Plaza; Arrests 1 Male
2357 | #TaiPo, On Chi Road
Police stormed into Fortune Plaza without warning.
2359 | Tai Po, On Chi Road
A group of 3 friends went for dinner after work. One of them, a male, was subdued by the police for no apparent reason.
0005 | Tai Po, On Chi Road
Police questioned the man, and the reporter claimed that the right side of his face was injured. He was taken away by the police with his hands tied.
Sources: HK01, Stand News
#26Dec #HongKongChristmas #BoxingDay
2357 | #TaiPo, On Chi Road
Police stormed into Fortune Plaza without warning.
2359 | Tai Po, On Chi Road
A group of 3 friends went for dinner after work. One of them, a male, was subdued by the police for no apparent reason.
0005 | Tai Po, On Chi Road
Police questioned the man, and the reporter claimed that the right side of his face was injured. He was taken away by the police with his hands tied.
Sources: HK01, Stand News
#26Dec #HongKongChristmas #BoxingDay
Police Challenged Privacy Protection and Wanted to Open Confidential Letter
Mr Chan told the reporters that the police questioned him regarding his possession of a sealed letter that was not addressed to him. When he argued with the police, he was accused of obstructing a police officer and was threatened with arrest.
Mr Chan, who works in the insurance industry, stated that when the police stopped him and queried him about the letter, which was clearly marked as confidential, they wanted to open the letter.
Chan then explained to the police that the letter belonged to his client, and he further elaborated that, "Of course you can open the letter, so long as your ID information is provided. In any case should the confidential information of the letter be leaked, someone needs to take responsibility.” He showed the letter to the journalists on the scene and said, “it couldn’t be hard to comprehend. The word “Confidential” is clearly marked in English and Chinese. Even if one doesn’t read English, one should understand the words in Chinese.”
Chan said that he had explained to Police that confidential personal data should not be revealed. However, the police countered that “Privacy is not always of paramount importance”.
Source: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2731322896953313&id=710476795704610
#26Dec #HongKongChristmas #BoxingDay
Mr Chan told the reporters that the police questioned him regarding his possession of a sealed letter that was not addressed to him. When he argued with the police, he was accused of obstructing a police officer and was threatened with arrest.
Mr Chan, who works in the insurance industry, stated that when the police stopped him and queried him about the letter, which was clearly marked as confidential, they wanted to open the letter.
Chan then explained to the police that the letter belonged to his client, and he further elaborated that, "Of course you can open the letter, so long as your ID information is provided. In any case should the confidential information of the letter be leaked, someone needs to take responsibility.” He showed the letter to the journalists on the scene and said, “it couldn’t be hard to comprehend. The word “Confidential” is clearly marked in English and Chinese. Even if one doesn’t read English, one should understand the words in Chinese.”
Chan said that he had explained to Police that confidential personal data should not be revealed. However, the police countered that “Privacy is not always of paramount importance”.
Source: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2731322896953313&id=710476795704610
#26Dec #HongKongChristmas #BoxingDay
#Privacy #BoxingDay
Police Deliberately Displayed Reporter’s HKID Card, Privacy Commissioner Stated There Are Sufficient Ground to Investigate
[Editor's note: Regarding the police's disregard of personal privacy on Boxing Day, questions have been raised over the authorities' handling of the police force and the worsening infringement on rights and freedoms. On the same day, police had forced a insurance company employee passing by a commercial complex to open a sealed confidential letter and show them the letter content which is not supposed to be exposed to anyone.]
Previously, https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/14135
A police officer displayed a reporter’a Hong Kong Identity Card (HKID card) before a live streaming camera while he was inspecting the HKID card of the reporter that he intercepted in Taipo in the afternoon of December 26.
Stephen Wong, the Privacy Commissioner, stated in his written response to RTHK’s enquiry that there was sufficient ground to commence an investigation; however before completion of a thorough investigation, the Commissioner would not comment on this particular incident. He commented that based on a preliminary observation, the personal data of the reporter in question was inevitably disclosed during a live stream.
The Commissioner pointed out that anyone collecting personal data without consent of the data subject and disclose such personal data, and if such disclose causes physiological harm to the data subject, whether such disclosure is intentional or not, the person might have breached the relevant regulations under the Data Privacy law, and upon conviction the maximum penalty is a fine of $1 million and 5 years imprisonment. Stephen Wong stated that according to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, when using personal data, including disclosure, if the purpose of the use of the personal data is different from the purpose at the time of collection or is not directly related, the data user must obtain consent from the relevant party. The data user must ensure that the personal data collected shall not be disclosed without authorisation or accidentally.
Source: RTHK #27Dec
Police Deliberately Displayed Reporter’s HKID Card, Privacy Commissioner Stated There Are Sufficient Ground to Investigate
[Editor's note: Regarding the police's disregard of personal privacy on Boxing Day, questions have been raised over the authorities' handling of the police force and the worsening infringement on rights and freedoms. On the same day, police had forced a insurance company employee passing by a commercial complex to open a sealed confidential letter and show them the letter content which is not supposed to be exposed to anyone.]
Previously, https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/14135
A police officer displayed a reporter’a Hong Kong Identity Card (HKID card) before a live streaming camera while he was inspecting the HKID card of the reporter that he intercepted in Taipo in the afternoon of December 26.
Stephen Wong, the Privacy Commissioner, stated in his written response to RTHK’s enquiry that there was sufficient ground to commence an investigation; however before completion of a thorough investigation, the Commissioner would not comment on this particular incident. He commented that based on a preliminary observation, the personal data of the reporter in question was inevitably disclosed during a live stream.
The Commissioner pointed out that anyone collecting personal data without consent of the data subject and disclose such personal data, and if such disclose causes physiological harm to the data subject, whether such disclosure is intentional or not, the person might have breached the relevant regulations under the Data Privacy law, and upon conviction the maximum penalty is a fine of $1 million and 5 years imprisonment. Stephen Wong stated that according to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, when using personal data, including disclosure, if the purpose of the use of the personal data is different from the purpose at the time of collection or is not directly related, the data user must obtain consent from the relevant party. The data user must ensure that the personal data collected shall not be disclosed without authorisation or accidentally.
Source: RTHK #27Dec
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Police Exposes Reporter's ID on Live Feed, Infringing Personal Privacy
1453 | #TaiPo Mega City
At least three arrests were made by the Police at Tai Po Mega City. A Stand News reporter was interrupted by masked police while filming the mass arrest operation.…
1453 | #TaiPo Mega City
At least three arrests were made by the Police at Tai Po Mega City. A Stand News reporter was interrupted by masked police while filming the mass arrest operation.…
Teenager Exclaims Wish of Not Wanting to Be "Disappeared"; Police Expresses "Helplessness" Over "False News" and Rumours "Brainwashing" the Public
In the clash between the Police and civilians on Christmas Day, a 16-year-old teenager fell from the roof of the restaurant JIEGENGE in Mong Kok. After his jump, the youngster said that he did not want to "be forced to disappear". Police Public Relations Branch Chief Superintendent Kwok Ka-chuen stated on the police press conference, that "some citizens has been brainwashed by the enormous amount of fake news on the web. This group of people started to have irrational panic and hallucinations of being sent to some unknown location after being arrested or being murdered after arrest. Those are all ridiculous thoughts."
Kwok stressed that the police force "act by the law". He also pointed out that most arrestees did not receive unfair treatment, "After having experienced custody and investigation by the police, they thought that police officers had been professional throughout the process. No arrestees were beaten. Neither did they receive any unjust treatment, nor were they transported to a faraway place.”
Meanwhile, the officer who displayed the ID card of a reporter in front of the camera was still on duty.
Source: Stand News
#27Dec #PoliceLies #PoliceState #HongKongChristmas
In the clash between the Police and civilians on Christmas Day, a 16-year-old teenager fell from the roof of the restaurant JIEGENGE in Mong Kok. After his jump, the youngster said that he did not want to "be forced to disappear". Police Public Relations Branch Chief Superintendent Kwok Ka-chuen stated on the police press conference, that "some citizens has been brainwashed by the enormous amount of fake news on the web. This group of people started to have irrational panic and hallucinations of being sent to some unknown location after being arrested or being murdered after arrest. Those are all ridiculous thoughts."
Kwok stressed that the police force "act by the law". He also pointed out that most arrestees did not receive unfair treatment, "After having experienced custody and investigation by the police, they thought that police officers had been professional throughout the process. No arrestees were beaten. Neither did they receive any unjust treatment, nor were they transported to a faraway place.”
Meanwhile, the officer who displayed the ID card of a reporter in front of the camera was still on duty.
Source: Stand News
#27Dec #PoliceLies #PoliceState #HongKongChristmas
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An Eyewitness Account of Man Falling From Height in Mong Kok; Police Allegedly Involved
From the video, an onlooker gave their account: The police was aware of the victim hanging at height. They, however, shot three pepper…
An Eyewitness Account of Man Falling From Height in Mong Kok; Police Allegedly Involved
From the video, an onlooker gave their account: The police was aware of the victim hanging at height. They, however, shot three pepper…
Old Lady, “I’m So Worried About Young People That I'm Coming Out Myself and I Hope More People Would Support Them.”
The Christmas holiday ended, with citizens going back to work again today. Some netizens launched the ‘Kwai Chung Sing with You at Lunch’ activity this afternoon where they chanted slogans, sang and marched inside the KCC Kowloon Commerce Centre as a mean to continue fighting for the five demands. An old woman holding a cane participated in the march and was accompanied by some citizens. She said that she was really worried about the young people, and so she came out to participate in the activities and hoped that more people would support them.
Source: Stand News #27Dec
#SingwithYou #KwaiChung #HongKongChristmas
The Christmas holiday ended, with citizens going back to work again today. Some netizens launched the ‘Kwai Chung Sing with You at Lunch’ activity this afternoon where they chanted slogans, sang and marched inside the KCC Kowloon Commerce Centre as a mean to continue fighting for the five demands. An old woman holding a cane participated in the march and was accompanied by some citizens. She said that she was really worried about the young people, and so she came out to participate in the activities and hoped that more people would support them.
Source: Stand News #27Dec
#SingwithYou #KwaiChung #HongKongChristmas
Hong Kong Police Arrested 336 People During Christmas Holidays, Youngest Aged 12
Between #23Dec and #26Dec, the Police fired 76 tear gas canisters and 33 rubber bullets. 336 people were arrested, including 244 males and 92 females, aged between 12 and 54. They are charged with “unlawful assembly”, “possession of offensive weapons”, “assault occasioning actual bodily harm”, “obstructing police officer in the execution of duty”, etc.
Source: Stand News
#28Dec #PoliceState #HongKongChristmas
Between #23Dec and #26Dec, the Police fired 76 tear gas canisters and 33 rubber bullets. 336 people were arrested, including 244 males and 92 females, aged between 12 and 54. They are charged with “unlawful assembly”, “possession of offensive weapons”, “assault occasioning actual bodily harm”, “obstructing police officer in the execution of duty”, etc.
Source: Stand News
#28Dec #PoliceState #HongKongChristmas
#AsiasFinest #PoliceState
HK Police Breaches Privacy Law for Showing Reporter's ID and Press Cards In Front of Livestream Camera
The Privacy Commissioner on Dec 22, 2020 announced their investigation result regarding an incident involving a Hong Kong police officer displaying a #StandNews reporter’s ID card in front of a live-recording camera during a pro-democracy protest at Tai Po Mega Mall on Dec 26, 2019.
Read:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/14135
The police involved intercepted a reporter and demanded to see his ID and press cards. The officer then held up the reporter's press cards to a TV camera, and then did the same with the ID card, for around 40 seconds.
The Commisioner found that the police officer breached a data protection principle listed in the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.
Source: RTHK #Dec22
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1566645-20201222.htm
#Privacy #PoliceState #BoxingDay2019
HK Police Breaches Privacy Law for Showing Reporter's ID and Press Cards In Front of Livestream Camera
The Privacy Commissioner on Dec 22, 2020 announced their investigation result regarding an incident involving a Hong Kong police officer displaying a #StandNews reporter’s ID card in front of a live-recording camera during a pro-democracy protest at Tai Po Mega Mall on Dec 26, 2019.
Read:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/14135
The police involved intercepted a reporter and demanded to see his ID and press cards. The officer then held up the reporter's press cards to a TV camera, and then did the same with the ID card, for around 40 seconds.
The Commisioner found that the police officer breached a data protection principle listed in the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance.
Source: RTHK #Dec22
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1566645-20201222.htm
#Privacy #PoliceState #BoxingDay2019