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The Dangers of Chinese-made Teargas Grenades: Hard to remove and with a higher toxicity

The Hydrogen Cyanide gas detector asve a reading was 12.1 ppm in Wanchai on November 2, which exceeded OSHA (10 ppm), over 2.5 times of NIOSH & ACGIH (4.7 ppm).

Source: HKGETV
https://twitter.com/hkgetv/status/1190735846514642945

#Nov2 #TearGas

Suspicions: Police might have laced tear gas canister with insecticide
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9690
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The arrestee cried in agony as the police lifted and carried him away.

Source: Stand News, Nov 2

Victim of Police Brutality: Lower Part Grasped
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9639

#Nov2 #HumanitarianCrisis #PoliceBrutality #PoliceState #StandwithHongKong
Police Suspected to Escort Undercover Police to Leave the Scene

At around 20:30 in Causeway Bsy, around 20 riot police escorted around 10 black-clad,
face-covered people to board police vehicles. They were carrying baggage and wearing the type of respirator mask used by the police. The police equipped with shields obstructed members of the press from filming by flashing strong light. Onlookers suspected that they were undercover police.

Source: CBC; InMedia, Nov 2

#Nov2 #PoliceBrutality #PoliceState #StandwithHongKong
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Police Assaulted and Took Away a Man For Reason Unknown

At 23:46 in Causeway Bay, police detained a man and a woman for over 5 minutes right outside of Windsor House for reason unknown.

Meanwhile, a police vehicle drove by and intentionally blocked the reporters' view on the other side of the road.

From the unobstructed view provided by this video, officers pushed the man into nearby bushes and started to beat him up. They then violently dragged him onto the police car and took him away. Police pushed away some reporters in the process.

Source: Apple Daily

#Nov2 #CausewayBay #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #PressFreedom #HumanitarianCrisis #StandWithHongKong
Injured First-aider on Nov 2 Confirmed to be a Freshman of the Hong Kong Shue Yan University

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Confirmed by the Student Union of Hong Kong Shue Yan University (HKSYU), a freshman of the university was injured by the tear gas grenade tossed by the police at a tram stop on Percival Street, Causeway Bay on November 2.

At that time, the student serving as a voluntary first aider was not wearing any respirator mask. He felt sick and was in shock after inhaling a large amount of gas. After being sent to the hospital, the medical staff confirmed that there were large areas of burn damage at his back.

The Student Union strongly condemns such police brutality. It reiterates that police conduct was unreasonable, considering that the student was just to provide emergency medical services, and that there were only reporters and medics on both sides of the street. The police’s actions not only grievously harmed the student, but also endangered medics, reporters, and citizens at the scene.

The Student Union urge the University to take a stand on such injustice, provide assistance to the injured student, and condemn police for imposing violence on students and others by using highly dangerous tactics and weapons. The University should also seek for the establishment of an independent commission to investigate police brutality and take further actions to protect its students.

Source: RTHK; Student Union of Hong Kong Shue Yan University

#Nov2 #HKSYU #PoliceBrutality #PoliceState #FiveDemandsNotOneLess
Police fired pepper balls at pedestrians without warning in Mongkok

At 00:16 (Nov 3) in Mongkok, riot police rapidly pushed forward to Sai Yeung Choi Streer then - without any warning - fired pepper balls at crowds and reporters on the sidewalk merely meters away.

A number of citizens were hit, and began to suffer effects such as vomiting, coughing, irritation on their skin and throat. First-aiders attended to them and helped wash off the irritants. One affected person was indignant: "There's nowhere to run! We were already on the sidewalk and we still got shot!"

Another woman was pepper-sprayed while trying to reason with the police. Her face was red from the pepper spray and her eyes were swollen to the point where they couldn't open. Police denied first-aiders from approaching her; she eventually managed to leave the cordon line on her own, at which point several first-aiders attended to her injuries.

Source: In-Media HK, Nov 3

#Nov2 #Nov3 #HumanitarianCrisis #PoliceBrutality #StandwithHongKong
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Man Left Speechless After His Interaction with Hong Kong Police

At 23:59 (Nov 2) in Causeway Bay, an English speaking man claimed that he got pushed by the police. Several police officers ordered him and his friend to walk the other way. Another police officer pointed to the man's cigarette and asked him to put it out. [Editor's note: smoking is allowed in public in Hong Kong, apart from indoor and covered areas]. The man was in disbelief after his interaction with the police.

Source: HKUSU Campus TV

#Nov2 #PoliceBrutality #PoliceState #StandwithHongKong
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Video Recap of Police Brutality on November 2

1. Police assaulted a man during stop-search and obstrcted reporters from filming.

2. Police shot horizontally at citizens

3. Police vehicle almost hit citizens

4. Police pepper-sprayed, tear gassed and violently arrested pro-democracy election candidates at their campaigns in Victoria Park

5. Police ordered citizens to squat and assaulted subdued citizens. Police detained nearly 60 citizens in an alley next to Southorn Playground.

6. Police chased and assaulted members of the press

7. The highly flammable Chinese made tear gas, shot by police, burnt the back of a first aider.

8. Police shot tear gas and hit fire truck, affecting firefighter.

9. Police pepper-sprayed and assaulted firefighter

There are cases that cannot be contained in just one video.

#Nov2 #PoliceBrutality #HongkongProtests
#CathayPacific Staff Rally Against Sacking and Unfair Treatment Objected by Hong Kong Police

Source: Stand News #Nov2

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#CathayPacific Staff Rally Against Sacking and Unfair Treatment Objected by Hong Kong Police

After sacking 5,300 Hong Kong-based staff members, Cathay Pacific demands its remaining employees to change to a new contract or face sacking.

Earlier, Cathay Pacific flight attendants' union has informed the police and applied for a rally permission at Cathay City on November 4. Two days before the rally, the police rejected the request.

The union criticized Cathay Pacific for mistreating their staff by firing them and cutting their salary. Communication with the management has been problematic and there are a lot of unsolved issues with the new contract. Many employees regretted signing it.

Although the rally has been rejected by the police, the union will find alternative ways to voice their opinion.

Since several pro-democracy rallies took place at the airport in August and September 2019, the Hong Kong Airport Authority has obtained an injunction order from the court, barring anyone who are not staff, nor passengers with a boarding pass from entering the Hong Kong airport.

Source: Stand News #Nov2

#CathayDragon #HongKongAirport #Rally #FlightAttendantsUnion #FlywithYou