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#FirstHand #Aug30
Police to Ticket Shoppers and Reporters for Violating Gathering Ban in Shopping Mall

18:30 | Langham Place, Mongkok
Police announced that they would ticket the civilians and reporters entrapped by them on the firsr floor of the shopping mall for violating the gathering ban.

Ten minutes later, police announced their next action on the second floor, demanding civilians and reporters to disperse.

#GatheringBan #599GTicket
#FirstHand #Aug30
Police Ticket At Least 2 Reporters with Press Pass for Violating Gathering Ban

19:15 | Langham Place, Mongkok

Police ticketed at least 2 reporters from the online news media Daily Record for violating the gathering ban, despite the fact that the reporters were wearing reflective vests and their press pass.

Each ticket carries a fine of HKD2,000.

According to Cap. 599G Regulation,
group gatherings "at a place of work for the purposes of work"
are exempted from penalty.

https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap599G

#599GTicket
Bizzare: Police Tickets a Man on Wheelchair for Breaching Gathering Ban

In late evening in Mongkok, a middle-aged man on wheelchair was ticketed by the police for violating gathering ban.

He showed the ticket to the reporters, saying he would seek exemption.

Source: United Social Press #Sept6
#PoliceState #Wheelchair #GatheringBan #599GTicket
#PoliceBrutality
Mother to seek Legal Assistance before Pressing Charge Against Hong Kong Police for Injuring her Children

On Sunday, September 6, 2020, a 12-year-old girl went with her mother and 20-year-old brother to Mong Kok for lunch. As the mother went for groceries, the brother and sister went shopping at Sai Yeung Choi Street.

Watch footage from HKUST Radio News:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/25058

For no apparent reason, several male police officers wrangled the young girl and forcefully pinned her to ground between their legs. The police also ticketed the girl for violating gathering ban.

The Police Force released a statement later on, claiming that the girl looked “suspicious” and officers on the scene only applied "minimum force" to subdue her.

Watch footage from RTHK:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/25058

The girl, traumatized, was wounded on her arm and knee. She pleaded for her mother to bring her home but her mother advised her to first seek medical assistance.

The mother of the 12-year-old girl and the 20-year-old boy, Mrs Ho, told reporters that her son and daughter were intended to shop for stationary in Mong Kok. As police cordon lines were set up in Yau Ma Tei, blocking their way to the stationary shop, they then tried to meet up at Sai Yeung Choi South Street.

When Mrs Ho arrived at Sai Yeung Choi South Street, she was shocked to find her daughter sitting inside the police cordon line. When asked, police said her daughter and son "breached the gathering ban" and were therefore ticketed.

Mrs Ho condemned the police for their unjust enforcement and for their groundless accusation on the brother and the sister for violating the gathering ban. A passerby said he saw 4 policemen pushing and dragging the young girl. He told the police to stop. Then, the police accused him of "walking with" the brother and sister and hence "exceeding" the number of people allowed under the anti-pandemic ordinance.

Mrs Ho said she will seek assistance from the District Councillor and lawyers before pressing a charge against the police. She stressed that she will not pay an unreasonable fine ticket.

Source: Cable News; Cupid News #Sept6
#PoliceState #599GTicket #GatheringBan
#Complaint #PrivateProsecution
#FreeAgnes #RealMulan
Police Surround Agnes Chow and District Councillor's Anti-Health Code Booth

On the evening of Sept 7, 2020, Agnes Chow, former vice-secretary-general of Demosistõ and Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor Ho Fu-wing set up a street booth in Jordan, expressing their opposition to the government's implementation of health code.

This has attracted police attention. Chow and Ho were encircled by the police and everyone at the booth was ticketed for "violating the gathering ban".

In August, police arrested Chow for "breaching the national security law". Chow has to report to the police again on Dec 2, one day before her birthday. Chow had mentioned earlier that her only wish is to be able to return home and spend her 24th birthday at home.

Source: Stand News #Sept7
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/3435399803212282/

#599GTicket #HealthCode #MassSurveillance #BigData

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I wish to spend my next #birthday at home: Agnes Chow
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1547305-20
#FirstHand #Nov8
Police Ticket At Least 6 Civilians, District Councillor and Staff at Anti-Pandemic Booth for Violating Gathering Ban

21:15 | Tseung Kwan O

Near the mourning site for the deceased student Alex Chow, police fined at least 6 people including civilians, district councillor and staff running an anti-pandemic street booth, for violating the gathering ban.

According to the Ordinance Cap. 599, those who are carrying out their job duty and anti-pandemic events should be exempted from the gathering ban.

According to sources, district councillor Lee Ka-yui, when encircled and ticketed by the police, was operating a street station concerning flu vaccination.

#599GTicket #PoliceState #LeeKaYui #DistrictCouncillor