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#FirstHand #July2
Mourner with Flowers Searched Twice by Police within Two Minutes

In Hong Kong on July 2, 2021, a man with yellow flowers was stopped and searched by the police twice within the interval of 2 minutes.

When the citizen asked for the reason, the police replied glibly, “Well you didn’t leave here, so we’ll have to do it again.”

It was unclear if there would be a third time.

A day ago on July 1, 50-year-old #LeungKinFai died after knifing a police and stabbinh himself reportedly. Thereafter, people have been visiting the site with flowers to pay tribute to the deceased.

Source: First Hand

#PoliceState #July1Protest #Death #Martyr #Remembrance
#FirstHand #July2
Causeway Bay in Lockdown; Mourners and Passersby Stopped and Searched alike

1943 | Hennessey Road, Causeway Bay

On July 1, 2021, Mr. #LeungKinFai attacked a police officer and died due to the incident.

The next day, mourners, old and young, gathered at Causeway Bay to commemorate his martyred act against tyranny, placing white chrysanthemum on the spot the incident happened.

Three young mourners are stopped and searched. Police threatened them that they would be arrested under the Covid gathering ban (Cap. 599G), and must dismiss at once. Meanwhile, a foreigner asked the Police Media Liaison Cadre the reason they has been blocking the whole area.

When replied that they blocked the area under the gathering ban, the foreigner questioned whether it is appropriate to block a road to enforce a gathering ban, to which the Cadre suddenly shouted on their microphone, “Please leave!”

Source: First Hand #July2

#Hongkongers #July1Protest #Sacrifice #Martyr #Death
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HK Police stop & search a family with kids for no apparent reason

2100 | Hennessey Road, Causeway Bay

A young couple was seen taking their sons to mourn the deceased who stabbed himself after knifing a police officer on 1 July 2021 in Hong Kong.

Holding white flowers in their tiny hands, the two little boys closed their eyes to pay tribute to the man who took his life to express disappointment at police collusions.

Without providing any reason, the family of four was stopped and searched at the scene by police officers nearby.

Source: First Hand, #July2

#LeungKinFai #Hongkonger #July1Protest #Sacrifice #Martyr
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Innocent Elderly Pulled Into Police Cordon Vomits out of Anxiety

2120 | Hennessey Road, Causeway Bay

An innocent old lady who was pulled into the police cordon for no apparent reason was seen vomiting due to extreme anxiety. A woman beside her was seen comforting her, while being in tears herself.

The police said that they have called an ambulance. However, has been more than 10 minutes but no ambulance in sight.

Source: First Hand, #July2

#LeungKinFai #Hongkonger #July1Protest #Martyr #Sacrifice
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Police disrespectfully take away flowers for Deceased Civilian from the altar

On July 2, 2021, citizens initiated mourning activity since the morning into the evening.

Hongkongers from different districts travelled to Causeway Bay to lay flowers and pay tribute to Mr. #LeungKinFai, who passed away by stabbing himself after injuring a policeman a day before.

Amidst heavy police presence, a small flower altar was sighted outside Sogo Department Store, where the incident took place.

However, just momentarily, two police officers walked to the altar and removed all the white flowers laid on the ground to mourn the deceased. It was around 21:45 in the evening.

Source: First Hand #July2

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#GreatFireWall #WhiteTerror
HK Security Secretary Connects Sympathy to Participation; LIHKG to be probed

In a meeting in Hong Kong's Legislative Council that is dominated by pro-Beijing lawmakers on July 6, 2021, Secretary for Security #ChrisTang referred the 2019 pro-democracy movement to "color revolution" that aimed at subverting the regime. The former police commissioner also urged citizens to condemn and report.

Tang said, "We will make not only the terrorists, but also the supporters and those who attempt to tone it down, live like rats."

On July 1, 2021, a 50-year-old Hong Kong man called #LeungKinFai died after knifing a police officer and stabbing himself reportedly on the chest. In following days, many Hongkongers mourned the man and brought flowers to the site.

The authorities claimed that mourning as well as posting comments about the man's death could breach the #NationalSecurityLaw.

Law professor #JohannesChan at the University of Hong Kong (#HKU) disagreed and pointed out that mourning the deceased out of sympathy is not a criminal act. Chan criticized that the "red line" drawn by the government is "way too unreasonable".

Secretary for Security Chris Tang, however, insisted that sympathy is a form of support and support is a form of participation.

Tang said, "depending on individual cases, we will see whether we have evidence to make arrests and take our prosecutions."

With reference to Prof Chan, Tang said, "I hope this legal scholar can sleep at night. because you might have painted Hong Kong in blood."

In addition, Tang said that the next target is the Internet Forum #LIHKG because it is "filled with illegal information". Tang claimed that authorities will make arrests and force the websites and the users to remove their messages.

Source: Stand News; RTHK #Jul6

https://thestandnews.page.link/WGcVhQPd8JEWUhrK6

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HK Man Can't Stand "Police Harbouring Criminals" Knifes Officer and Kills Himself

#LeungKinFai is the man who passed away on July 1, 2021. It was reported that he knifed a policeman before stabbing himself on the right chest. He died at around 23:20.

According to sources, he was a merchandizing manager in a big firm Vitasoy and lived with his parents. He has no record of mental history nor debt.

According to the police, he left behind a usb stick which contains documents regarding his funeral preparation, handover of job responsibilities, and the arrangement of his assets.

Other files documented his discontent towards the Hong Kong Police Force. These include the police harbouring the criminals.

Source: Stand News #July2

https://thestandnews.page.link/6iUMZfQH8rCsaMuD8

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25 months since the Passing of #YellowRaincoatMan

A sign that appeared on July 15, 2021 in Admiralty, Hong Kong reads: “If we give up now, our friends who had passed away would not forgive us.”

#MarcoLeung, the Yellow Raincoat Man, fell from a shopping mall on June 15, 2019, calling on fellow Hongkongers to resist the erosion of rights and freedom and the suppression by authorities. The next day, 2 million Hongkongers took it to the street to voice support for the 5 demands, which include the withdrawal of extradition to China and the implementation of duo universal suffrage in Hong Kong.

Two years went by, the situation in Hong Kong has only worsened with the authorities' continuous crackdown on civil society, journalists and any pro-democracy civilian including students and teachers.

On July 15, 2021, police filled the site where a memorial of the yellow raincoat man takes place every month among pro-democracy Hongkongers.

#WinterOnFire #PacificPlace #PoliceState #Remembrance #Martyr
#Remembrance #YellowRaincoatMan
Two years seven months since passing of pro-democracy martyr Marco Leung Ling-kit

On June 15, 2019, #MarcoLeung fell to his death from a shopping mall, #PacificPlace, a week after a one million-strong demonstration failed to convince the city's leadership to withdraw the extradition bill.

Leung was wearing a yellow raincoat that wrote "Carrie Lam killed Hong Kong, Cops were cold blooded."

Leung was the first pro-democracy Hongkonger to die in the anti-extradition law amendment bill movement in 2019.

After Leung's death, his yellow raincoat became a symbol of resistance in the fight for freedom.

Source: Supreme Media; #Jan14
https://www.facebook.com/105835728286103/posts/272864201583254/?d=n

#Death #NeverForget #Martyr
#PoliceState
Hong Kong Police Takes Away 13-year-old Boy for commemorating pro-democracy Hongkonger

On the evening of Jan 15, 2022, Hong Kong police took away a 13-year-old boy who lay down a flower to commemorate a pro-democracy Hongkonger outside of Pacific Place in Admiralty.

The day marks 2 years and 7 months since the passing of "Yellow Raincoat Man" #MarcoLeung on June 15, 2019. Leung used his death to remind fellow Hongkongers to say no to extradition to China, marking the first death during the #AntiELAB movement.

The 13-year-old boy was taken away by the police to the police station and fined for HKD1,500 for "littering".

Source: Supreme Media #Jun16
https://t.me/hkposter777/58711

#Death #NeverForget #Martyr #YellowRaincoatMan #Remembrance

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Three Years Since the Death of "Yellow Raincoat Man": Police Warn Mourning Citizens of "Littering" as they Offered Flowers

Today marks the third year since the death of Marco Leung Ling-kit, the "Yellow Raincoat Man", who fell to his death wearing a yellow raincoat that said "Carrie Lam killed Hong Kong, Cops were cold blooded." His death came a week after a 1-million-strong march did not #CarrieLam to withdraw the extradition bill, and another massive protest on the day of the vote was met by violent police crackdown.

Outside Pacific Place in Admiralty, the scene of Leung's death, citizens have erected a roadside memorial this afternoon. It was soon surrounded by dozens of white flowers, origami flowers, and other memorial art from citizens who came to pay tribute to the fallen man.

Police came and cleared away the memorial, and accused a man who laid down flowers for "littering", giving verbal warnings and taking down their identities. "I have the right to mourn," the man said, criticizing the police's actions, "I'm only exercising my due rights."

Ms. S and Mr. J took half a day off work today to attend the memorial and lay down flowers. J said that he had never forgotten Leung, and came to "tell everyone: hold on and continue in our conviction." He had been concerned that simply mourning in public might put him at risk of being arrested, but decided that he couldn't worry too much.

"I have to do what I intended to do," he said, "or else some memories will slowly fade away. I don't want to be ashamed of myself."

source: In-Media HK
photos: first-hand
https://bit.ly/3MNehLS

#Jun15 #Remembrance #YellowRaincoatMan #LeungLingKit #NeverForget #Martyr
13-year-old Bowen is wearing a yellow raincoat, stood silently before the memorial.

As night falls, citizens continue to arrive at the memorial to mourn "Yellow Raincoat Man" Leung Ling-kit outside Pacific Place. 13-year-old Bowen is among them; he came wearing a yellow raincoat, and stood silently before the memorial.

Bowen said that he was only 10 when the incident happened, but what he saw on live TV was etched into his mind. Even though his family objected, he came to the memorial anyway.

Other citizens lit candles at the memorial. and paid silent tribute to Leung as they stood in the heavy rain under umbrellas.

source: ReNews #Jun15

https://www.facebook.com/renewshk/posts/132708449403734

#Remembrance #YellowRaincoatMan #LeungLingKit #NeverForget #Martyr