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Hong Kong Police issued penalty ticket to the only press who reported on the 31 Aug attack
(31 Aug) Today is the one-year anniversary of the 31 Aug Prince Edward incident. Hong Kong citizens went out to protest on the streets, leading to multiple conflicts and standoff between police and the citizens. At night police surrounded and obstructed journalists (in yellow reflective vests) in reporting the news again. Among them, a reporter from Rice Post was not admitted by the Police Relations Branch (PPRB) as a 'qualified' reporter and was issued a penalty ticket for 599G (prohibition of group gathering).
On 31 Aug, 2019, Leung Pak-kin, a reporter from Rice Post, captured the moment when Special Tactical Squad, (a.k.a. Raptors) used violence on peaceful citizens that showed no sign of resistance. Rice Post was the only media that captured that scene on camera. That video clip was then widely used and quoted by many media, including international news media.
Source: Stand News
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
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Hong Kong Police issued penalty ticket to the only press who reported on the 31 Aug attack
(31 Aug) Today is the one-year anniversary of the 31 Aug Prince Edward incident. Hong Kong citizens went out to protest on the streets, leading to multiple conflicts and standoff between police and the citizens. At night police surrounded and obstructed journalists (in yellow reflective vests) in reporting the news again. Among them, a reporter from Rice Post was not admitted by the Police Relations Branch (PPRB) as a 'qualified' reporter and was issued a penalty ticket for 599G (prohibition of group gathering).
On 31 Aug, 2019, Leung Pak-kin, a reporter from Rice Post, captured the moment when Special Tactical Squad, (a.k.a. Raptors) used violence on peaceful citizens that showed no sign of resistance. Rice Post was the only media that captured that scene on camera. That video clip was then widely used and quoted by many media, including international news media.
Source: Stand News
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#PolicState #FreedomOfPress #RuleOfLaw #831Attack #RicePost
#Conscience #Professionalism
HK Journalist Reporting Police Brutality Does Not Back Down Despite Threats
Wanchai district councilor #LeungPakKin was a journalist for #RicePost on the scene of the 8.31 Prince Edward Attack, and had recorded video of the attack as it unfolded in 2019.
Earlier in August 2021, someone had mailed him a box cutter blade, along with a threatening letter: "Shut up about 8.31, and your family will stay safe".
In response to inquiries by Stand News, Leung saif that he will not keep quiet because of the letter. He says that the attack had been a collective memory of everyone, and it will not disappear simply because he stopped talking.
He elaborates on his thoughts on the letter on his Facebook page, stating that it didn't have to be him talking about the 8.31 attack by the police. "The video already showed everything. The people and events in the video are the most important [proof]. The violence dealt by the armed men in the video, whether they're reasonable, whether they're proportional - there's no need for me to say more."
Leung said that he had turned down all interviews since last year.
Source: Stand News #Aug30
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E6%9B%BE%E6%8B%8D%E7%89%87%E7%B4%80%E9%8C%84-831-%E5%A4%AA%E5%AD%90%E7%AB%99%E5%85%A7%E6%83%85%E6%B3%81-%E6%A2%81%E6%9F%8F%E5%A0%85%E6%94%B6%E5%88%80%E7%89%87%E6%81%90%E5%9A%87%E4%BF%A1
#831PrinceEdward #WhiteTerror #Censorship #Threat #DistrictCouncillor #Journalism
HK Journalist Reporting Police Brutality Does Not Back Down Despite Threats
Wanchai district councilor #LeungPakKin was a journalist for #RicePost on the scene of the 8.31 Prince Edward Attack, and had recorded video of the attack as it unfolded in 2019.
Earlier in August 2021, someone had mailed him a box cutter blade, along with a threatening letter: "Shut up about 8.31, and your family will stay safe".
In response to inquiries by Stand News, Leung saif that he will not keep quiet because of the letter. He says that the attack had been a collective memory of everyone, and it will not disappear simply because he stopped talking.
He elaborates on his thoughts on the letter on his Facebook page, stating that it didn't have to be him talking about the 8.31 attack by the police. "The video already showed everything. The people and events in the video are the most important [proof]. The violence dealt by the armed men in the video, whether they're reasonable, whether they're proportional - there's no need for me to say more."
Leung said that he had turned down all interviews since last year.
Source: Stand News #Aug30
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E6%9B%BE%E6%8B%8D%E7%89%87%E7%B4%80%E9%8C%84-831-%E5%A4%AA%E5%AD%90%E7%AB%99%E5%85%A7%E6%83%85%E6%B3%81-%E6%A2%81%E6%9F%8F%E5%A0%85%E6%94%B6%E5%88%80%E7%89%87%E6%81%90%E5%9A%87%E4%BF%A1
#831PrinceEdward #WhiteTerror #Censorship #Threat #DistrictCouncillor #Journalism