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#FirstHand #May21 #YuenLong721
Police Block Major Passageways in Shopping Mall, Impacting Local Businesses

20:33 | YOHO Mall, #YuenLong

Shops were forced to wind their shutters due to the heavy police presence.

It is often known that 7-9PM is the peak hour for shopping malls, as most people would have knocked off from work, or finished having dinner.

This has been occuring for all the 'Sing with You' activities that have been held so much, and it is definitely detrimental to the business who are trying to pick themselves up after the Covid-19 pandemic.

#SingWithYou #NeverForgive #NeverForget #721Attack
#PoliceState #Discrimination #May23
Hong Kong Polices' Discriminative Law Enforcement

1600 | Long Ping Bridge, #YuenLong
Over 30 police demanded pro-democracy lawmaker Chu Ho-dick and his team to keep quiet.

Meanwhile, another 20 police escorted a pro-Beijing party and its team.

According to sources at the scene, the pro-Beijing group took photos of citizens passing by, causing many to feel uncomfortable.

Source: Yuen Long Ox
#NationalAnthemLaw #Students
School Resumes, High School Students Hand out Flyers Opposing "National Anthem Bill"

0817 | Yuen Long
Today is the first day of classes resuming as the Coronavirus epidemic subsides in Hong Kong, with Grades 9 to 11 being the first group.

Students from the Church of Christ in China Kei Long College in Yuen Long are seen holding up signs protesting the National Anthem Bill, handing out flyers to students returning to school. They are members of the school's Anti Extradition Bill student organization.

Source: City Broadcasting Channel
#May27 #YuenLong #HongKongYouth
Iron Fist: NT Protests Met With Heavy Hand

2000 | #TuenMun
Tuen Mun District Councilor Tak-yuen Wong and Lemon Wong held an exhibition about the now 1-year-old movement at Leung King Estate area. About a hundred citizens gathered, chanting slogans and displaying flags such as the “Hong Kong Independence” flag. At around 2000, they sang the protest anthem “Glory to Hong Kong,” holding their phones to form a sea of lights.

2028 | #YuenLong
Outside Yuen Long MTR, a passerby shouted "Evil cops!" at a nearby officer. He was promptly arrested and given a gathering ban violation ticket, even though he was only in a group of 3.

2053 | #TuenMun
Police dispersed a crowd outside Chelsea Heights Mall, threatening them and nearby reporters with pepper spray. Over 50 riot police officers are patrolling near the Tai Hing Government Offices.

Source: Stand News, citizen's observations, Internet, USP #Jun12
Holiday Ruined: Police Pepper-sprayed Civilians in Mall

1930 | YOHO, #YuenLong

Netizens initiated "Dragon Boat Festival - Shop with You" event in Yuen Long. After a short time of conflict, with police frisking and arresting civilians in mall, a group of riot police suddenly charged into the Mall at around 1900. They pepper-sprayed civilians and district councilor Lam Chun.

Some civilians felt unwell afterwards and received medical treatment. One of them pointed out in an interview that "someone in plaincloth" pepper-sprayed him twice, making him unable to open his eyes. The area around his eyes was red and swollen.

Source: Stand News, TSW Connection #Jun25 #25June
#ShopWithYou #PoliceState #HKProtests
Plain-clothed officers seize civilian’s flag. Two others take away without explanation or reason

19:23 | Yoho Mall, #YuenLong

According to reporters on the scene, 5-6 plain-clothed officers walked towards the area where citizens were gathered at, and snatched a Hong Kong flag which one of them was holding. Pepper spray was deployed and at least two civilians were seen being escorted away. However, since the civilians were taken away without being handcuffed, it remains unknown whether a formal arrest has been made.

Source: Stand News

#Jun25 #25June #PoliceState #FailedState
#Discriminative
Arbitrary police enforcement suspected of favouring pro-Beijing supporters

1849 | #YuenLong

Earlier on, news broke out on the internet saying that a group of female citizens in white gathered at Long Ping in Yuen Long.

Although uniformed police officers arrived at the scene, they did not attempt to engage, but allowed them to continue disturbing public accord.

1853 | #YuenLong

The pro-Beijing supporters in white T-shirt held up banners that read “Clear out Traitors” were seen gathering on a footbridge in Yuen Long West.

One of them allegedly chased after and assulted a youngster on the scene. However, police officers were not actively intervening until they were being repeatedly urged and reminded by other civilians to take action.

1858 | #YuenLong

The man was suspected of assaulting another civilian. While members of a community group attempted to take photo of him as record, they were stopped by police officers on the scene.

However, many citizens in white were seen taking photos with their phones or cameras of reporters and members of the community group, calling them “fake reporters”. No police officer on the scene was seen attempting to intervene.

Source: Apple Daily; Stand News #Jun28
#PoliceState #HongKongProtests
#NationalSecurityLaw
Pro-China Supporters Rooting for National Security Legislation Allegedly “Protected” by Police

19:24 | #YuenLong
A small pro-Beijing crowd claiming support for the National Security Law in Hong Kong continued to stay in police cordon line. Some female members of the group attempted to take photos of reporters on the scene.

19:53 |
Another group of white-clad pro-China supporters were escorted by the police to leave by a coach. While leaving the scene, one man raised his middle-finger, pointing at bystanders.

Source: Apple Daily; USP
#Jun28
#PoliceState #HongKongProtests
#NationalSecurityLaw
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#WhiteTerror
Attacks on street counters of Pro-Democracy Candidate

In this video, a cameraman from the film crew of Wong Ji-yuet, a pro-democracy Legislative Council candidate, was shooting videos at that moment, when a white-clad gang member seized him, elbowed and grappled him violently. In the mean time, another citizen journalist was attacked, who was later brought to the police station to take a statement. The man eventually left.
The film crew decided not to report to the police, fearing the police will not be impartial.

Source: Wong Ji Yuet Telegram Channel
#Jun28 #YuenLong
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#FirstHand

1843 | #YohoMall, #YuenLong

Soon after riot police entered Yoho Mall, they set up a long cordon line nearby the atrium, encircling themselves for reasons unknown.

#July21 #721TerrorAttack #NeverForget #NeverForgive #PoliceBrutality
#FirstHand

1915 | #YuenLong

Riot police intercepted and searched Performance artists

A group of performance artists dressed in resemblance of the white-clad mob who assaulted pro-democracy protesters with rattan sticks returning home from an anti-ELAB protest on July 21 last year at the Yuen Long west-rail station, showed up in late afternoon today (July 21) at the station.

Presenting their recollections of the 721 attack, the artists were sighted holding water-melon and fresh Yam on their hands as props. They were later intercepted and searched by riot police.

#July21 #FirstHand #721Attack #neverforget #neverforgive #PoliceBrutality
1944 | #YuenLong

Riot police encircled and intercepted journalists once again in YOHO mall one-year since the 7.21 Attack

#July21 #FirstHand #721Attack #neverforget #neverforgive #PoliceBrutality
#FirstHand
Protest Against Police Conduct on 7.21 Met by Police in Non-Uniform Masks

1826 | YOHO Mall, #YuenLong
One year since the 7.21 Yuen Long Attack, citizens gather in Yoho Mall to remember and protest the violence and police inaction at nearby Yuen Long Station last year. Citizens are seen lining up on the mall's upper floors holding blank signs, now a common protest symbol in place of various slogans implied to be illegal under the National Security Law. Stickers with the text "HK Add OIl" decorate a section of the boarded-up fencing on the upper floor.

Police wearing riot gear have already set up cordon lines in the mall and began recording videos of the protesters. They are seen wearing many different colors of surgical masks, giving them an oddly non-uniform appearance.

#Jul21 #721Attack #NeverForget #NeverForgive #PoliceBrutality #PoliceBrutality
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#FirstHand
Officers Talk Down to Reporters Covering Police Operations: "Run For It!"

1927 | YOHO Mall, #YuenLong
As police conducted a search on a man in the mall, a dozen media liaison officers try to persuade reporters to move away. One officer tried to shout down legislator Ted Hui as he asked them to calm down.

As a group of reporters ran off to a different part of the mall, the media liaisons tried to goad the remaining ones into leaving and cover the new scene instead, "Nobody will watch your videos otherwise! Run for it!"

#Jul21 #YuenLong721 #FreedomOfPress
#YuenLong721
Police Arrest Councilor Ng Kin Wai

2020 | YOHO Mall, #YuenLong
As police continued their aggressionin Yoho Mall, an officer yelled at Tin Shiu Wai Connet member and district councilor Ng Kin Wai that "district councilors and their assistants don't have special privilege. If you don't leave, we will fine you!" Later, Ng was pulled into the cordon and taken away.

Source: United Social Press #Jul21
#PoliceState #721Attack #PoliceBrutality
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#FirstHand
Police arrest protester for chanting pro-democracy slogan

1935 | #YohoMall, #YuenLong

15 months have passed since the 721 attack, where white-clad triad members, allegedly colluding with the Hong Kong Police Force, indiscriminately attacked civilians and passersby.

Since then, citizens gather in Yoho Mall every 21st of the month to remember the incident and protest the violence and police inaction at nearby Yuen Long Station last year.

A protester, usually seen dressed in the costume of “Captain America”, was arrested soon after he chanted pro-democracy slogans at Yoho mall. He was later seen being taken to a black 7-seater at the basement level of the mall.

#PoliceBrutality #NeverForget #NeverForgive #YuenLong721
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#FirstHand
PPRB officers asked journalists for press ID for verification

1940 | #Yohomall, #YuenLong

Moments later, officers of Police Public Relations Bureau and uniformed police requested all journalists on the spot to prepare their press identity cards for verification.

#PoliceBrutality #NeverForget #NeverForgive #YuenLong721
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#FirstHand

2000 | #Yohomall, #YuenLong

Targeting young civilians, a large group of armed police was sighted to intercept a reporter in a black T-shirt and ask for press ID for verification.

#PoliceBrutality #NeverForget #NeverForgive #YuenLong721
#Court #AntiELAB
Pro-democracy Engineer tells Hong Kong Court to "Return the Power to the Citizens"

Part 1:

[Editor's notes: On July 28, 2019, the police fired numerous #teargas canisters and #rubberbullets in #SheungWan in order to disperse the crowd. 44 people were arrested, 21 of them were charged for rioting. The Court extended the trial from November 13 to December 4, 2021.]

In Hong Kong, 20 civilians, including an 26-year old engineer who pleaded guilty earlier, were accused of the riot at the police-citizen conflict at #SheungWan on July 28, 2019.

On December 4, 2021, Kun Kit-Wang, a 26-year-old engineer, defended himself in court in Hong Kong over rioting charges in the 2019 AntiELAB Movement.

Kun pleaded guilty before the trial and was under detention since May when he revoked his bail.

In court, Kun thanked the magistrate for reminding him to find a legal representative in the previous trial, but he still hoped to defend himself.

Kun said that during the 2019 #AntiELABmovement, #July28 was nothing special originally, but because of the Police’s indulgence of the #July21 indiscriminate attack in #YuenLong, that night triggered the most anger from citizens, and resulted in much anger on the rally on July 28.

He used a quote from #MartinLutherKing, "Riot is a language of the unheard", saying that the #riot classification reflects the government’s negligence of the citizens' opinion.

As a result, he admitted to being part of the riot with no hesitation and indicated that the government should feel ashamed of their actions, not the citizens.

He said there were two #rallies with a million people on #Jun9 and #Jun16, 2019, demonstrating the vox populi. Although the peaceful demonstration gained international accreditation, the Hong Kong government still ignored the backlash and made the decision on their own.

He recalled a quote painted on the wall of the #LegCo chsmber on #Jul01, 2019, "It's you who taught me a peaceful rally can't change anything." It expresses the hopelessness, frustration and anger felt by #Hongkongers at the time.

As there had been magistrate that were unknowledgable concerning the protesters' demands, Kun said that the protesters only hoped for having a chance to participate in policy advocacy, which some regard as "returning the power to the people".

If the #HongKongLegCo does not gain authorisation of the people or does not have a peaceful system to resolve problems, it is suppression. #MaoZedong has said, "fight as there is suppression".

He also pointed out that the #ProvisionalLegislativeCouncil (#PLC) installed by the post-handover government in 1997 was not authorised by the citizens. The handpicked council revived the #PublicOrderOrdinance, which became the law behind the prosecution of many dissidents.

As a person bound by the law, he would like to ask, "do I have the responsibility to obey a contract that I disagree with to begin with?”

Continue with Part 2:


Source: Inmedia #Dec04
https://bit.ly/3ozeOIm

#Defence #PoliticalOppression