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Police Pepper-sprayed Lawmaker and journalists in Causeway Bay

Police forcefully removed the eye goggle of lawmaker Ted Hui Chi-fung before pepper-spraying him directly on the face.

Source: Stand News

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Police Attacks Civilian with Police Baton

2130 | Causeway Bay
Disputing with civilians outside SOGO department store, the riot police used the baton to hit the railings on the road and then attack a civilian. The victim collapsed on the ground immediately and required treatment by the voluntary first aiders.

Source: ChinWa / CBC

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Hong Kong Police Verbally Abuse Reporters

The video filmed by Stand News in Causeway Bay captures how the masked riot police mocked reporters as "reflective man" [probably for wearing reflective vest]. Police also asked reporters to "get lost" and "go back home to sleep".

A similar report was published by InMedia in the same evening. When checking the documents of 20 reporters in Causeway Bay, police said to members of the press: “You are not a member of the Journalist Association. Hence, you are not a reporter”, “I don’t want to see you in a reflective vest. This will mislead us to think that you are a reporter”. Do not obstruct the real reporters from reporting”. Afterwards, reporters being checked wear asked to leave from E Point Road.

Source: Stand News; Inmedia

Musicians Perform by the Streets to Boost Morale of Hong Kongers

Members of the Hong Kong Music Industry Union played "May Glory be to Hong Kong" by the streets this afternoon.

Source: HKGETV

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#FirstHand #1Jan #NewYearMarch #GlorytoHongKong

1715 | Causeway Bay
A duet of "Glory to Hong Kong" in flute and harmonica was sounded during the New Year's March on the first day of 2020.

The harmonious scene soon came to an end as police called off the demonstration at around 17:30 and demanded the participating citizens to evacuate within 30 minutes.

Press Under Police Attack on the First Day of 2020

Even before the New Year's March could take place on the first day of 2020, Hong Kong police had fired tear gas and made arrests as the new year began.

In Mongkok, police stormed in back alleys to subdue pedestrians by pressing them on the ground. A USP Reporter was also shoved and attacked by the police with baton. The said reporter was hit in the head. If the reporter was not wearing a helmet, he would have been severely injured.

The USP reporter was, however, not only member of the press subject to police brutality.

Source: USP
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"We would rather beat a dead horse than be silent."

Sighted in Hong Kong on January 1, 2020

Source: Internet
https://www.facebook.com/715957751773252/posts/2628003323902009/

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Hongkongers Fight On in 2020

Spotted on the first day of 2020 on a tram stop, the grafitti reads "Do you still remember the "he" and the "she" of 2019?"

Source: Stand News
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#Plainclothes police officer fell down and lost consciousness after arrest

Police terminated the New Year Day Rally (January 1) prematurely and carried out searches in multiple districts. According to a video circulated online, at the junction of Shang Tung Street and Tung Choi Street in Mong Kok, a young man in black was subdued by a number of plainclothes police officers. One of them was in blue and wearing a black mask, who shouted loudly to the subdued youth, the youth responded "Nothing! I didn't hit anyone." The plainclothes officer walked back to his team. Around 20 seconds later, he fell to the ground, and seemed to have lost consciousness. Police issued a statement this morning stating that the officer was injured in an attack and was taken to Kwong Wah Hospital for treatment. The 19-year-old man, who was subdued, has been arrested for assaulting a police officer.

Video available at: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2748648958554040&id=710476795704610 #1Jan

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Mother of Two Urges Hong Kongers Stand as One to Safeguard Students

2020 | Edinburgh Place, Central

Annie, a mother of 2 children, came back to Hong Kong from England, recalled her conversation with her children, where they asked whether they could study abroad.

Annie said that the difficulties that the teachers faced in order to rescue their young students from the Police during the protests and from the Siege of PolyU will forever be etched in her memory.

She stressed, “We shouldn’t distance ourselves from each other”, and urged participants to join school councils or run for the Legislative Council election. "We should work together for the betterment of Hong Kong."

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Not only did the police forcefully terminate the rally despite the letter of no objection, they also demand the crowd of more than 1.03 million people to leave within 30min. #1Jan #NewYearRally