#PolyUSiege #HongKongProtests
A year into the pro-democracy movement and seven months since the PolyU siege
What did we learn? Did these actions remind us of our pain or struggle? Or did it remind us of what we have always been fighting for?
Seven months ago, on the evening of November 18, all Hongkongers with a conscience made some sort of an effort to rescue students and civilians entrapped inside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Teasing those at the scene, riot police threatened to “repeat the June 4 massacre” that took place in Beijing in 1989. No one took these words lightly because we knew the police was planning to kill and had put snipers in place. Riot police were seen holding AR-15 rifles that night, targeting anyone attempting to enter or leave the university.
A massive crowd responded to an online call for rescue actions, gathering on the streets of Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui and Mong Kok, marching towards PolyU. The crowd consisted of not only protest front-liners, but also office workers, parents and peaceful protesters. They chanted slogans and charged bravely amid incessant rounds of tear gas and rubber bullets fired on the scene.
The riot police did not make concession, but pulled in more reinforcement to clear out civilians who came to rescue.
Near Yau Ma Tei, a large number of civilians were caught in panic when riot police forced them into a narrow alley during a dispersing operation, risking a stampede tragedy. Police officers violently attacked those they arrested and deliberately delayed medical assistance for those in pressing need. They lied afterwards in press briefing that the police were attacked by thousands of rioters hurling bricks and molotov at them. They also claimed that amid the chaos, some rioters “tripped and fell”, refusing to admit that they were the culprit of the tragedy.
Later that night, a police officer was seen driving a white minibus in high speed into the protesting crowd on Nathan Road. The officer later shoved false argument saying that was a strategic consideration and “not a single action that put people’s life in danger was committed.”
A massive number of civilians was injured and arrested during the PolyU siege. While many citizens attempted various means to rescue those on campus and some did successfully escape, hundreds of underage students, volunteer medics and reporters only managed to leave the university days later. Their identities were “registered” by the police and indiscriminately deemed “rioters”.
More than a thousand civilians were arrested in the PolyU siege, including over 300 minors. Many were severely injured. Numerous videos capturing police brutality during the siege were shared on social media.
The following message was written on Nov 18 by students who stayed behind at the PolyU Campus:
“Retreating is to render our sacrifice meaningless.
We, the students, will stay behind till the last moment to witness how members of our school and our respectable teachers are forcing students into the deep abyss.
Give us liberty or give us death. We are not afraid of being arrested or losing our lives, because history will pronounce us not guilty.”
Source: Facebook
#Nov18 #NeverForget #NeverForgive #PoliceBrutality #PoliceState
A year into the pro-democracy movement and seven months since the PolyU siege
What did we learn? Did these actions remind us of our pain or struggle? Or did it remind us of what we have always been fighting for?
Seven months ago, on the evening of November 18, all Hongkongers with a conscience made some sort of an effort to rescue students and civilians entrapped inside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Teasing those at the scene, riot police threatened to “repeat the June 4 massacre” that took place in Beijing in 1989. No one took these words lightly because we knew the police was planning to kill and had put snipers in place. Riot police were seen holding AR-15 rifles that night, targeting anyone attempting to enter or leave the university.
A massive crowd responded to an online call for rescue actions, gathering on the streets of Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui and Mong Kok, marching towards PolyU. The crowd consisted of not only protest front-liners, but also office workers, parents and peaceful protesters. They chanted slogans and charged bravely amid incessant rounds of tear gas and rubber bullets fired on the scene.
The riot police did not make concession, but pulled in more reinforcement to clear out civilians who came to rescue.
Near Yau Ma Tei, a large number of civilians were caught in panic when riot police forced them into a narrow alley during a dispersing operation, risking a stampede tragedy. Police officers violently attacked those they arrested and deliberately delayed medical assistance for those in pressing need. They lied afterwards in press briefing that the police were attacked by thousands of rioters hurling bricks and molotov at them. They also claimed that amid the chaos, some rioters “tripped and fell”, refusing to admit that they were the culprit of the tragedy.
Later that night, a police officer was seen driving a white minibus in high speed into the protesting crowd on Nathan Road. The officer later shoved false argument saying that was a strategic consideration and “not a single action that put people’s life in danger was committed.”
A massive number of civilians was injured and arrested during the PolyU siege. While many citizens attempted various means to rescue those on campus and some did successfully escape, hundreds of underage students, volunteer medics and reporters only managed to leave the university days later. Their identities were “registered” by the police and indiscriminately deemed “rioters”.
More than a thousand civilians were arrested in the PolyU siege, including over 300 minors. Many were severely injured. Numerous videos capturing police brutality during the siege were shared on social media.
The following message was written on Nov 18 by students who stayed behind at the PolyU Campus:
“Retreating is to render our sacrifice meaningless.
We, the students, will stay behind till the last moment to witness how members of our school and our respectable teachers are forcing students into the deep abyss.
Give us liberty or give us death. We are not afraid of being arrested or losing our lives, because history will pronounce us not guilty.”
Source: Facebook
#Nov18 #NeverForget #NeverForgive #PoliceBrutality #PoliceState
#Breaking #Arrests
Police Arrest Pro-democracy Activists and Former Lawmakers Ray Chan, Chu Hoi-dick and Ted Hui
According to the Facebook pages of #RayChan, #ChuHoiDick and #TedHui, the three pro-democracy activists were arrested by the police at their homes on the morning of November 18, 2020.
The case was reportedly connected to the legislative council (#LegCo) meeting on June 4, 2020, where the three then-lawmakers protested against the third reading of the National Anthem Bill.
The police accused Hui of breaching the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance Cap.382 with the charge of comtempt, as he spilled smelly liquid on the floor of the chamber and "caused the LegCo chair to feel disturbed and mentally distressed".
Chan and Chu resigned from the LegCo in Oct, as they refused to let the term be extended by the CCP without an election; Hui joined the recent mass resignation.
Source: Ray Chan's Facebook; Eddie Chu's Facebook; Ted Hui's Facebook #Nov18
#NationalAnthemLaw #PoliceState
Police Arrest Pro-democracy Activists and Former Lawmakers Ray Chan, Chu Hoi-dick and Ted Hui
According to the Facebook pages of #RayChan, #ChuHoiDick and #TedHui, the three pro-democracy activists were arrested by the police at their homes on the morning of November 18, 2020.
The case was reportedly connected to the legislative council (#LegCo) meeting on June 4, 2020, where the three then-lawmakers protested against the third reading of the National Anthem Bill.
The police accused Hui of breaching the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance Cap.382 with the charge of comtempt, as he spilled smelly liquid on the floor of the chamber and "caused the LegCo chair to feel disturbed and mentally distressed".
Chan and Chu resigned from the LegCo in Oct, as they refused to let the term be extended by the CCP without an election; Hui joined the recent mass resignation.
Source: Ray Chan's Facebook; Eddie Chu's Facebook; Ted Hui's Facebook #Nov18
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#Court #FailedState #SeparationofPowers
#HKU Chair Professor of Law Johannes Chan: Judicial Independence Will Be Completely Lost When Judges' Rulings are Required to be 'Patriotic' to China
Source: Apple Daily #Nov18
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#HKU Chair Professor of Law Johannes Chan: Judicial Independence Will Be Completely Lost When Judges' Rulings are Required to be 'Patriotic' to China
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#HKU Chair Professor of Law Johannes Chan: Judicial Independence Will Be Completely Lost When Judges' Rulings are Required to be 'Patriotic' to China
The deputy director of the PRC's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Zhang Xiao-ming said on Nov 17, 2020 that 'patriotism should come before democracy and freedom', he then called for judicial reform in Hong Kong.
Johannes Chan Man-mun, the Chair Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), expressed his concern in a Commercial Radio Hong Kong's program that the requirement of 'patriotism' would be imposed on the judicial officers.
Chan then added that 'patriotism' was only a political consideration which could not be measured by the objective standards; if judges in Hong Kong were required to follow the mainland Chinese standards, then when the judges' rulings were not in line with the government's wishes or did not incriminate those accused by the Nation Security Law, they would be considered 'unpatriotic', such situation would put judicial independence in jeopardy.
The prosecution has required the case of People Power's Tam Tak-chi, who faces 14 charges related to 'making seditious remarks and incitement to take part in an unauthorized assembly', to be handled by the designated national security judges.
Chan said that in general, since the principles of fair trial and judicial independence were involved, both sides of prosecution and defense did not have the right to appoint judges, otherwise, the trial would be considered unfair.
Source: Apple Daily #Nov18
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201118/JA333PHL45ECRD3KYSXE62X2KQ/
#JudicialIndependence #NationalSecurityLaw #Patriotism #JohannesChan #TamTakChi #ZhangXiaoMing
#HKU Chair Professor of Law Johannes Chan: Judicial Independence Will Be Completely Lost When Judges' Rulings are Required to be 'Patriotic' to China
The deputy director of the PRC's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Zhang Xiao-ming said on Nov 17, 2020 that 'patriotism should come before democracy and freedom', he then called for judicial reform in Hong Kong.
Johannes Chan Man-mun, the Chair Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), expressed his concern in a Commercial Radio Hong Kong's program that the requirement of 'patriotism' would be imposed on the judicial officers.
Chan then added that 'patriotism' was only a political consideration which could not be measured by the objective standards; if judges in Hong Kong were required to follow the mainland Chinese standards, then when the judges' rulings were not in line with the government's wishes or did not incriminate those accused by the Nation Security Law, they would be considered 'unpatriotic', such situation would put judicial independence in jeopardy.
The prosecution has required the case of People Power's Tam Tak-chi, who faces 14 charges related to 'making seditious remarks and incitement to take part in an unauthorized assembly', to be handled by the designated national security judges.
Chan said that in general, since the principles of fair trial and judicial independence were involved, both sides of prosecution and defense did not have the right to appoint judges, otherwise, the trial would be considered unfair.
Source: Apple Daily #Nov18
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201118/JA333PHL45ECRD3KYSXE62X2KQ/
#JudicialIndependence #NationalSecurityLaw #Patriotism #JohannesChan #TamTakChi #ZhangXiaoMing
#FailedState #Border
HK Government Suspends Local School and Welcomes HK-China Border-Crossers With Quarantine Exemption
Source: RTHK #Nov18 #Nov20
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HK Government Suspends Local School and Welcomes HK-China Border-Crossers With Quarantine Exemption
Source: RTHK #Nov18 #Nov20
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HK Government Suspends Local School and Welcomes HK-China Border-Crossers With Quarantine Exemption
The Health Authorities in Hong Kong announced on November 20, 2020 that face-to-face classes for primary 1-3 students will be suspended for two weeks starting on Nov 23.
With more new cases confirmed in the city, the Heath Secretary said the coronavirus situation has worsened.
Nevertheless, on the same day that primary schools will partially be suspended in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong government is opening the Hong Kong-China border and exempting the border-crossing people from the 14-day quarantine.
The government called it the "Return2HK" scheme, which will allow registered people to leave Macau and Southern China and go to Hong Kong without the need to undergo 14 days of quarantine.
The daily quota is initially set to be 5,000 people. Among them, up to 3,000 people will be allowed to enter through the Shenzhen Bay and 2,000 via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge per day.
According to pro-Beijing newspaper Sing Tao Daily, the government has plans to increase the quota, and extend the quarantine-free arrangement to other provinces in China, even before the scheme is launched.
Source: RTHK #Nov18 #Nov20
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1561016-20201120.htm
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1560592-20201118.htm
#HeathCode #Discrimination #WuhanPneumonia #CoronavirusPandemic
HK Government Suspends Local School and Welcomes HK-China Border-Crossers With Quarantine Exemption
The Health Authorities in Hong Kong announced on November 20, 2020 that face-to-face classes for primary 1-3 students will be suspended for two weeks starting on Nov 23.
With more new cases confirmed in the city, the Heath Secretary said the coronavirus situation has worsened.
Nevertheless, on the same day that primary schools will partially be suspended in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong government is opening the Hong Kong-China border and exempting the border-crossing people from the 14-day quarantine.
The government called it the "Return2HK" scheme, which will allow registered people to leave Macau and Southern China and go to Hong Kong without the need to undergo 14 days of quarantine.
The daily quota is initially set to be 5,000 people. Among them, up to 3,000 people will be allowed to enter through the Shenzhen Bay and 2,000 via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge per day.
According to pro-Beijing newspaper Sing Tao Daily, the government has plans to increase the quota, and extend the quarantine-free arrangement to other provinces in China, even before the scheme is launched.
Source: RTHK #Nov18 #Nov20
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1561016-20201120.htm
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1560592-20201118.htm
#HeathCode #Discrimination #WuhanPneumonia #CoronavirusPandemic
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Primary school classes suspended amid Covid surge
Health Secretary Sophia Chan has announced that face-to-face classes for primary 1-3 pupils will be suspended for two weeks from Monday as the coronavirus situation in the city deteriorates. The move comes just over a week after the authorities ordered kindergartens…
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Police Testimonies Raise Further Doubts: Police See Looking For "Rioters" a "Higher-Level Concern" Than Checking on Injured #AlexChow
Source: InMedia; Stand News #Nov18
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Police Testimonies Raise Further Doubts: Police See Looking For "Rioters" a "Higher-Level Concern" Than Checking on Injured #AlexChow
Source: InMedia; Stand News #Nov18
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Police Testimonies Raise Further Doubts: Police See Looking For "Rioters" a "Higher-Level Concern" Than Checking on Injured #AlexChow
During the Anti-Extradition Law Protests in 2019, on November 4, university student Alex Chow Tsz-lok fell from height at Sheung Tak Carpark, when the police were dispersing civilians in the area. The cause of Chow's fall remained unknown and the 22-year-old young man passed away at 8:09 am on November 8, 2019.
Nov 18, 2020 was the third day into the coroner's inquest. Here are some key findings:
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1. Police Are Uncertain About Whether They Have Shot Someone at the Carpark
East Kowloon Emergency Unit Assistant Commander Pang Tin-chi and officer Chun Tsz-kit admitted firing one sponge grenade and one beanbag round, respectively, to the second and the third levels of Sheung Tak Carpark after midnight on Nov 14, 2019.
They were uncertain whether they had shot someone.
Pang changed his testimony after being questioned by the jury. He corrected that he fired at the second but not the third storey of the carpark. He said he counted the storeys by his bare eyes.
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2. Police See "Eradicating" "Hidden Rioters" of a "Higher- Level Concern" Than Checking on the Injured
On the second day of the inquest, then-East Kowloon Emergency Unit (Squad No. 4) Commander and senior inspector Wong Kar-lun said he saw firemen and voluntary first aiders handling an injured person when he was carrying out the dispersal operation at the carpark.
Coming to the third day of the hearing, Wong was questioned by Barrister Cheng Suk-yee representing Alex Chow's family.
Cheng asked Wong if he had given a thought on how the ambulance carrying the injured could leave the carpark for the hospital, after seeing the injured person and knowing that the roadblock had earlier prevented the ambulance from entering the carpark.
Wong said, "I had some higher-level concern at that moment. I had to eradicate the danger of having violent protesters hidden somewhere, in order to ensure safety."
Wong said he did not pay attention to the condition of the injured person and did not know the urgency of the situation.
Wong later admitted that he did not report the discovery of the injured civilian (Alex Chow) to his superiors until he returned to Tseung Kwan O Station at 2am.
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3. Six-minute Lag Between Commander's Watch and the Surveillance Camera
Barrister Cheng representing the victim's family continued to question senior inspector Wong Kar-lun, "Have you ever found out why your watch and the surveillance camera had a 6- minute lag?"
Wong replied, "I used the watch before. It's accurate." Wong re-confirmed that 37 officers of his team entered the carpark that day.
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4. Police Admit Their Tear Gas Grenades Might Have Hit Some Vehicles
According to the Cable News footage shown on the second day of the hearing, a fire engine left after failing to enter Sheung Tak from Tong Min Street .
Barrister Cheng asked if senior inspector Wong was aware of this. Wong said he saw the fire engine failing to enter but did not know that it left.
Wong said on the second day that he received an order to leave the carpark when conducting dispersal operation on the third floor.
On the third day of the hearing, Wong, however, changed his testimony, "I now recalled that it was not the third floor, but the upper second floor."
After being asked by the jury, Wong clarified that the injured person was located on the lower second floor.
(To be continued)
Source: InMedia; Stand News #Nov18
https://bit.ly/38Q2PyM
Police Testimonies Raise Further Doubts: Police See Looking For "Rioters" a "Higher-Level Concern" Than Checking on Injured #AlexChow
During the Anti-Extradition Law Protests in 2019, on November 4, university student Alex Chow Tsz-lok fell from height at Sheung Tak Carpark, when the police were dispersing civilians in the area. The cause of Chow's fall remained unknown and the 22-year-old young man passed away at 8:09 am on November 8, 2019.
Nov 18, 2020 was the third day into the coroner's inquest. Here are some key findings:
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1. Police Are Uncertain About Whether They Have Shot Someone at the Carpark
East Kowloon Emergency Unit Assistant Commander Pang Tin-chi and officer Chun Tsz-kit admitted firing one sponge grenade and one beanbag round, respectively, to the second and the third levels of Sheung Tak Carpark after midnight on Nov 14, 2019.
They were uncertain whether they had shot someone.
Pang changed his testimony after being questioned by the jury. He corrected that he fired at the second but not the third storey of the carpark. He said he counted the storeys by his bare eyes.
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2. Police See "Eradicating" "Hidden Rioters" of a "Higher- Level Concern" Than Checking on the Injured
On the second day of the inquest, then-East Kowloon Emergency Unit (Squad No. 4) Commander and senior inspector Wong Kar-lun said he saw firemen and voluntary first aiders handling an injured person when he was carrying out the dispersal operation at the carpark.
Coming to the third day of the hearing, Wong was questioned by Barrister Cheng Suk-yee representing Alex Chow's family.
Cheng asked Wong if he had given a thought on how the ambulance carrying the injured could leave the carpark for the hospital, after seeing the injured person and knowing that the roadblock had earlier prevented the ambulance from entering the carpark.
Wong said, "I had some higher-level concern at that moment. I had to eradicate the danger of having violent protesters hidden somewhere, in order to ensure safety."
Wong said he did not pay attention to the condition of the injured person and did not know the urgency of the situation.
Wong later admitted that he did not report the discovery of the injured civilian (Alex Chow) to his superiors until he returned to Tseung Kwan O Station at 2am.
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3. Six-minute Lag Between Commander's Watch and the Surveillance Camera
Barrister Cheng representing the victim's family continued to question senior inspector Wong Kar-lun, "Have you ever found out why your watch and the surveillance camera had a 6- minute lag?"
Wong replied, "I used the watch before. It's accurate." Wong re-confirmed that 37 officers of his team entered the carpark that day.
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4. Police Admit Their Tear Gas Grenades Might Have Hit Some Vehicles
According to the Cable News footage shown on the second day of the hearing, a fire engine left after failing to enter Sheung Tak from Tong Min Street .
Barrister Cheng asked if senior inspector Wong was aware of this. Wong said he saw the fire engine failing to enter but did not know that it left.
Wong said on the second day that he received an order to leave the carpark when conducting dispersal operation on the third floor.
On the third day of the hearing, Wong, however, changed his testimony, "I now recalled that it was not the third floor, but the upper second floor."
After being asked by the jury, Wong clarified that the injured person was located on the lower second floor.
(To be continued)
Source: InMedia; Stand News #Nov18
https://bit.ly/38Q2PyM
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Police Change Testimonies and Describe Tear Gas as "Fireworks" During #CoronersInquest of Pro-democracy Student #AlexChow
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Police Change Testimonies and Describe Tear Gas as "Fireworks" During #CoronersInquest of Pro-democracy Student #AlexChow
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Police Change Testimonies and Describe Tear Gas as "Fireworks" During #CoronersInquest of Pro-democracy Student #AlexChow
During the Anti-Extradition Law Protests in 2019, on November 4, university student Alex Chow Tsz-lok fell from height at Sheung Tak Carpark, when the police were dispersing civilians in the area. The cause of Chow's fall remained unknown and the 22-year-old young man passed away at 8:09 am on November 8, 2019.
Nov 18, 2020 was the third day into the coroner's inquest. Here are some key findings:
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Previously,
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26893
5. Police Sergeant Claims Teammates Did Not Obstruct Rescue
East Kowloon Emergency Unit (Squad No. 4) sergeant Yeung Hip-sing testified that he heard someone shouting "[we are] handling an injured person" in the carpark.
However, he was too occupied in looking for whom he called the "rioters" and did not go near to check on the injured person.
Lau said from his position he was not able to see if his teammates had climbed over the barricade, but he was sure that they did not obstruct rescue.
A jury member questioned Lau's testimony, "You did not see the injured person, but you claimed you could not see your teammates obstructing rescue. How do you arrive at this conclusion?"
Meanwhile, Lau mixed up left and right when giving his testimony. At a certain point, Coroner's Officer Choi Chi-hong said to Lau, "Let me clarify with you what is left and what is right first."
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6. Police Claim "Tear Gas Grenades Did Not Enter the Carpark"
Sergeant Lau Hip-sing claimed that the "tear gas grenades can't be shot into the carpark" according to his sight. Lau said the first three shots of tear gas grenades exploded above the protesters and "fell to the ground like fireworks".
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7. Many Police Officers Did Not Know the Whereabouts of Squad No. 1
After several police officers were summoned, it was found that there were more than two squads operating outside the carpark.
However, several officers who were deployed did not know the whereabouts of Squad No. 1.
Source: InMedia; Stand News #Nov18
https://bit.ly/3kK3AeS
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Police Change Testimonies and Describe Tear Gas as "Fireworks" During #CoronersInquest of Pro-democracy Student #AlexChow
During the Anti-Extradition Law Protests in 2019, on November 4, university student Alex Chow Tsz-lok fell from height at Sheung Tak Carpark, when the police were dispersing civilians in the area. The cause of Chow's fall remained unknown and the 22-year-old young man passed away at 8:09 am on November 8, 2019.
Nov 18, 2020 was the third day into the coroner's inquest. Here are some key findings:
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Previously,
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26893
5. Police Sergeant Claims Teammates Did Not Obstruct Rescue
East Kowloon Emergency Unit (Squad No. 4) sergeant Yeung Hip-sing testified that he heard someone shouting "[we are] handling an injured person" in the carpark.
However, he was too occupied in looking for whom he called the "rioters" and did not go near to check on the injured person.
Lau said from his position he was not able to see if his teammates had climbed over the barricade, but he was sure that they did not obstruct rescue.
A jury member questioned Lau's testimony, "You did not see the injured person, but you claimed you could not see your teammates obstructing rescue. How do you arrive at this conclusion?"
Meanwhile, Lau mixed up left and right when giving his testimony. At a certain point, Coroner's Officer Choi Chi-hong said to Lau, "Let me clarify with you what is left and what is right first."
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6. Police Claim "Tear Gas Grenades Did Not Enter the Carpark"
Sergeant Lau Hip-sing claimed that the "tear gas grenades can't be shot into the carpark" according to his sight. Lau said the first three shots of tear gas grenades exploded above the protesters and "fell to the ground like fireworks".
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7. Many Police Officers Did Not Know the Whereabouts of Squad No. 1
After several police officers were summoned, it was found that there were more than two squads operating outside the carpark.
However, several officers who were deployed did not know the whereabouts of Squad No. 1.
Source: InMedia; Stand News #Nov18
https://bit.ly/3kK3AeS
https://bit.ly/32VcXlQ
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Police Testimonies Raise Further Doubts: Police See Looking For "Rioters" a "Higher-Level Concern" Than Checking on Injured #AlexChow
During the Anti-Extradition Law Protests in 2019, on November 4, university student Alex Chow Tsz…
Police Testimonies Raise Further Doubts: Police See Looking For "Rioters" a "Higher-Level Concern" Than Checking on Injured #AlexChow
During the Anti-Extradition Law Protests in 2019, on November 4, university student Alex Chow Tsz…
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Int'l Scholar Reveals HK Police Illegitimacy
In November 2020, Clifford Stott, a professor of social psychology at Keele University, co-authored an article titled "Patterns of ‘Disorder’ During the 2019 Protests in Hong Kong: Policing, Social Identity, Intergroup Dynamics, and Radicalization" in an academic journal published by Oxford University Press (https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paaa073).
The article examines police illegitimacy in Hong Kong and describes the police reaction to protests as "paramilitary-style police interventions".
Stott was once hired as an international expert at the Hong Kong's Independent Police Complaints Council (#IPCC), which runs a complaint mechanism chaired by former or current police officers.
Stott resigned together with other panel members in December 2019, stating that the IPCC did not have the independent power and investigative capacity to look into police brutality cases and handle police misconduct.
Source: Apple Daily #Nov18
https://bit.ly/35FlqeL
Int'l Scholar Reveals HK Police Illegitimacy
In November 2020, Clifford Stott, a professor of social psychology at Keele University, co-authored an article titled "Patterns of ‘Disorder’ During the 2019 Protests in Hong Kong: Policing, Social Identity, Intergroup Dynamics, and Radicalization" in an academic journal published by Oxford University Press (https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paaa073).
The article examines police illegitimacy in Hong Kong and describes the police reaction to protests as "paramilitary-style police interventions".
Stott was once hired as an international expert at the Hong Kong's Independent Police Complaints Council (#IPCC), which runs a complaint mechanism chaired by former or current police officers.
Stott resigned together with other panel members in December 2019, stating that the IPCC did not have the independent power and investigative capacity to look into police brutality cases and handle police misconduct.
Source: Apple Daily #Nov18
https://bit.ly/35FlqeL