Burst
Written by: Peng Kaixin, Lu Jiayu, and Huang Diwen
2019-11-29 15:45
Last updated: 2019-11-29 19:16For many days, the siege of PolyU began. Police have sent security teams and criminal investigators into the campus since yesterday. They have carried out evidence search and dealt with dangerous goods for two consecutive days. They have completed operations to noon and evacuated the campus. Police told a press conference that 3,989 petrol bombs and 1,339 compressed gases were seized during the operation. Chemicals and offensive weapons including hammers, bows and arrows, large throwers and air guns were also seized.
The Chief Superintendent of the Police Public Relations Division, Guo Jiayu, said that the total number of arrested by the police so far is 5,890, including suspected riots and illegal assembly. Among them, 1,377 people were arrested during the PolyU incident, and 810 were arrested and 567 were left outside PolyU or Arrested in the surrounding area, 318 people under the age of 18 registered. Li Guihua, a senior police superintendent of the Organized Crime and Triad Investigation Division, pointed out that seeing a fairly complete gasoline bomb production line in the school made him "distraught", and said that he felt that the demonstrators were deliberately manufacturing weapons and preparing to fight the police.
Police reporters briefed the agency on the incident and arrested 1,377 people. (Photo by Yu Ruijing)
On Monday, Ming pointed out that the campus is large, and each floor has different types and degrees of damage. (Photo by Yu Ruijing)
Seized more than 3,000 gasoline bombs, compressed gases, etc.
The Assistant Commissioner of Police (Operations) Ming Ming summed up PolyU ’s actions, saying that the police received a notification from the PolyU campus on November 27 that a large number of dangerous goods appeared in the school and that many places were damaged. Zhou said that the police were legally responsible for handling dangerous goods. In the process, I hope to complete the evidence search as soon as possible, remove the dangerous goods and return the safe campus to the school. A security team formed by the police entered the campus yesterday and today (27th and 28th). At 10am this morning, it completed the search and removal of dangerous goods and reopened the closed road in the PolyU area at noon. Police seized 3989 petrol bombs and 1,339 compressed gases during the operation, of which 100 were bundled with petrol bombs. Another 601 chemicals and 573 offensive weapons, including hammers, bows and arrows, large throwers and airsoft guns were seized.
On Monday, Ming pointed out that the campus is large, with different types and degrees of damage on each floor. In addition, oil gas tanks and petrol bombs were exposed to the sun for a period of time. The consequences of an explosion are unthinkable. Zhou also pointed out that the evidence seized by the police on the two days coincided with the presence of weapons in the riots around PolyU on the 17th and 18th, including throwing devices used to throw petrol bombs and bricks, and an arrow in the calf of the police media liaison team on the 18th. Police also seized 28 bows and 200 arrows. The Zhou Zhili incident was caused by a thug occupying the Polytechnic University and attacked the police and the public on the 17th. In addition, Zhou also said that a thug claimed that the police had broken into the campus, saying it was nonsense. Zhou Zhi was happy that the incident could be resolved satisfactorily in a peaceful mode.
Kwok Ka-chung pointed out that he hoped that the PolyU incident could become a turning point in the six consecutive months of riots and return Hong Kong society to peace and rationality. (Photo by Yu Ruijing)
PolyU incident detained 1,377 people, 318 minors were registered
Guo Jiayi pointed out that nearly 4,000 petrol bombs were found in PolyU, and there were close to 4,000 petrol bombs in CUHK. In addition, the number of petrol bombs around other colleges and universities added up to more than 10,000. In the face of thugs, the police handled them through humanization. And resolve the crisis. Twelve people were injured in the police since November 19, and a total of 483 police officers have been injured. Police used a sponge bomb in Yuen Long on November 21. A total of 5,890 people have been arrested so far, including 4368 men and 1522 women, aged between 11 and 83, including suspected riots and illegal assembly. During the PolyU incident, a total of 1,377 people were arrested. Of them, 810 were arrested when they left, 567 were arrested outside or around PolyU, and 318 people were registered under the age of 18. Guo said that the PolyU incident reflected that the conflict could have been resolved without bloodshed, and the antidote was to hope that everyone would give up the violence, so that the two sides have room to communicate. "Only the thugs lower their petrol bombs, I can shake hands first. For the PolyU incident to come to a peaceful end, no one was seriously injured. Guo hoped that the PolyU incident could be a turning point in the six consecutive months of riots and return Hong Kong society to peace and rationality.
Fire Department Chief (Policy Division) of the Fire Services Department, Lin Jianjun, said that firefighters sent 94 people to the school yesterday and this morning to make fire safety assessments on campus, including inspection platforms, all buildings, laboratories and dangerous goods warehouses. A large number of dangerous goods, including petrol bombs, cassette-mounted LPG tanks, and other dangerous goods, including flammable liquids, corrosive liquids, and toxic substances such as sodium hypochlorite solution, etc. Firefighters have taken immediate action to reduce fire safety at the scene Risks include removing dangerous goods exposed to the sun, covering the opened dangerous goods to prevent further volatilization, and removing the bricks placed on the fence, and enclosing the areas involving dangerous goods, and delivering dangerous goods Follow up by the police.
Li Guihua pointed out that it felt very strong at the scene of PolyU, just like the general scene of handling serious crimes. (Photo by Yu Ruijing)
Li Guihua pointed out that it felt very strong at the scene of PolyU, just like the general scene of handling serious crimes. (Photo by Yu Ruijing)
Li Guihua: The gas bomb production line is as dizzying as the handling of serious crime scenes
Li Guihua pointed out that the police conducted a search of evidence at the Polytechnic University. In addition to investigating whether individual individuals are involved in criminal liability, they will also pay attention to the overall situation. In the future, if they will be explained to the court during prosecutions, Li pointed to the scene of PolyU for more than ten hours. It ’s strong. As with the handling of serious crime scenes, "knowing that there was a urgency," Li pointed out that the demonstrators will first know about their attempts and find that they want to make many different weapons, including chemicals such as strong acids, strong alkalis, and corrosiveness. Some of the utensils have been packed. After the tests, the chemist said that some of the items would be made into explosives, but Li Zhi was fortunate that he could not see the finished products and had not been used in the conflict. Li Guihua also pointed out that seeing a quite complete gasoline bomb production line in the school made him "overwhelmed", including how to make and ship to the so-called front line. In addition, Li also pointed out that there were bows and arrows and throwers placed around the campus. They were all places where they would meet or meet police officers. Therefore, they had a strong feeling. "The Department is deliberately manufacturing a lot of weapons and preparing to have a battle with us." .
Reported that faculty members were arrested after returning to school to revise the papers: Li Guihua: No report received
It is reported that a faculty member arrested at PolyU on the 18th of this month has already returned to school as a result of the revision. On the 16th, Senior Police Superintendent Li Guihua of Organized Crime and Triad Investigation Division stated that all of the current arrests of PolyU The case was followed up by O, but no report of the incident has been received, but he told the person interviewed that according to the Common Law, the owner can provide confession to the police after being arrested, saying that if there is The subject should maintain his statement to provide investigators, and also suggested that the subject could provide relevant witnesses to prove his statement and that it could help the police to investigate.
In addition, he was asked if any of the 318 minors who had left after the registration of PolyU were arrested afterwards. Li Guihua pointed out that the police would first review all the evidence seized at PolyU and the police needed to obtain legal advice about the police's arrest of the persons concerned. , Decide whether prosecutions will be taken against the person concerned.
The police evacuated PolyU and left it to the school. (Photo by Huang Weimin)
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[17:15] Regarding the signing of the "Protection of the Hong Kong Act" by the United States no longer supplying weapons and the police, Guo Jiazheng said that the police have purchased procurement equipment and ammunition and processes throughout the world and comply with procurement regulations. In addition, an Indonesian female journalist was asked to file a complaint about her being shot and injured by the eye. What is the current progress? The police have not disclosed whether the identity of the police officer is sheltered. Jiang Yongxiang pointed out that there is no shelter, whether the information "must be 畀 or 唔 畀", and also complained to the police. The class is maintaining communication with the lawyer representing the complainant. There are legal opinions that need to be resolved. If the police sometimes obtains information from certain agencies, "the relevant agencies have nothing to do without asking or asking." The most important thing is to achieve the process. Requirements of relevant regulations, such as consideration of personal privacy regulations.
Asked about the suspected man-folding incident during the conflict in Yau Ma Tei on the evening of November 18, and whether the police have impeded the rescue of volunteer first aiders, Jiang Yongxiang pointed out that some people hope to divert their attention and magnify different events in the process, saying that the police were arrested according to the law during the process Obvious offenders. Jiang Yongxiang also pointed out that in the past few months, there have been varying degrees of difficulty in identifying people at the scene, including reporters and self-proclaimed first-aiders. "In short, you have an identity, you are the scene, you are not participating in the demonstration." The police have repeatedly explained The safety and security of the arrested person is one of the considerations. Therefore, unknown persons must be excluded from the blockade. In addition, there are also fire and ambulance colleagues at the scene to handle the emergency work. It is necessary to ignore the injuries or emergency needs of the people concerned.
[17:08] For the police officers injured during the operation, Guo Jiayi said that he had served in the Personnel Department before taking the post of the Police Public Relations Division, that he had visited many injured colleagues, and that they had high morale, knowing that there were still many on the front line. Working together, so many of them want to return to work as soon as possible. Guo Jiayi also pointed out that physical attacks are not the biggest harm to colleagues, but some verbal abuse at the scene, as well as attacks on police dormitories and the bottom of their families. Therefore, in addition to medical treatment, colleagues have appropriate treatment and psychological counseling. And the dormitory team will provide assistance. They also hope that the public understand that the police have worked in the past five months to restore social peace.
[17:05] Li Guihua pointed out that the police conducted a search of evidence at the Polytechnic University. In addition to investigating whether individual individuals are involved in criminal liability, they will also pay attention to the overall situation. In the future, if they will be explained to the court during prosecutions, Li pointed to more than ten scenes at PolyU. Hour, the finger feels very strong. Like the general handling of serious crime scenes, "knowing that there was a urgency at the time", Li means that he will first know the protesters' attempts and find that they want to make many different weapons, including chemicals such as strong acids, strong Some of the appliances such as alkali and corrosives have been packed. After the test, the chemist stated that some of the items would be made into explosives, but Li Zhi was fortunate that he could not see the finished products and had not been used in the conflict. Li Guihua also pointed out that he saw a fairly complete gasoline bomb production line in the school, which made him "immaculate", including how to make and ship to the so-called front line. In addition, Li also pointed out that there were bows and arrows and throwers placed around the campus. They were all places where they would meet or meet police officers. Therefore, they had a strong feeling. "The Department is deliberately manufacturing a lot of weapons and preparing to have a battle with us." .
[17:10] Regarding the passage of the Hong Kong Bill of Rights and Democracy by the United States, will the police worry that sanctions will be imposed? Guo said that he has not received any specific content and cannot comment for the time being.
The reporter asked about the leave of the demonstrators who beat the Yau Ma Tei deputy on November 18. The police officer involved in the injury was injured in Jiang Zhi, so he was still on sick leave and not reinstated. In the past few months, Jiang Zhi may see that the arrested person was pressed to the ground and "seems to be subdued", but in order to make it difficult for the other party to resist or run away, he must start to buckle or strap, otherwise the suspect escapes or is robbed The risk is higher, "Everyone may not know it, they will get their fists in their hands, I wo n’t get their hands clasped, maybe it wo n’t be far away, the camera may not get it." The police officer judged that he should use appropriate force, which caused him pain. , Give up the resistance of the hand.
As for the Indonesian female journalist being shot blind by the police, hoping to obtain the status of a police officer, Jiang said that the Police Complaints Section has received a complaint. The Complaints Section is in close contact with the lawyer representing the complainant, and said that the information requested by the lawyer or involved legal procedures, stressed that the police Serious and nervous follow-up. Jiang said, "I have been identified as a procrastinator, and I have only been a sister of two months." He also said that the related incident involves many legal procedures, and everyone has legal justifications. Guo added that the police responded to the lawyer five times in writing from October to November. It was definitely not that there was no reply, but the information exchange was still ongoing.
[17:00] It is reported that a faculty member arrested at PolyU on the 18th of this month has returned to school as a result of the revision of the papers on the 16th. Senior Police Superintendent Li Guihua of Organized Crime and Triad Investigation Division said that the current All of PolyU ’s arrests were followed up by O, but no reports of the incident have been received, but he told the person interviewed that under the common law, the owner can provide confession to the police after his arrest. , Means that the subject should maintain his statement to provide investigators, and suggested that the subject can provide relevant witnesses to prove his statement, and that it can help the police investigate.
In addition, he was asked if any of the 318 minors who had left after the registration of PolyU were arrested afterwards. Li Guihua pointed out that the police would first review all the evidence seized at PolyU and the police needed to obtain legal advice about the police's arrest of the persons concerned. , Decide whether prosecutions will be taken against the person concerned.
For three police minibuses rushing to the demonstrator group on the night of November 18 in Yau Ma Tei, Senior Superintendent Wang Weixun of the Ministry of Action once again stated that Drive fast doesn't mean unsafe, referring to the action as a police strategy The sexual approach is to deal with serious crimes. It means that thousands of people gathered on the street at the time, causing damage and using extreme violence to affect public safety. At that time, the police vehicles had police cars with sounds and horns. They warned the people to leave. The reason and method of the operation are based on training and relevant qualifications. Police will also evaluate the operation after the operation.
[16:50] There are media reports that the police are considering using wooden bombs to disperse demonstrators. Wang Weixun, a senior police sergeant of the Ministry of Operations, said that the police have started using wooden bombs 16 years ago, which is a covered riot force. 1.5-inch-long wooden ammunition The purpose is to dispel the pain. Wang pointed out that in response to operational efficiency and applicability, rubber bombs were introduced to replace wood bombs more than 10 years ago. The police reviewed the effectiveness of their ammunition from time to time. In fact, it is important to focus on the effects of force. "As for whether the police will use higher-level force in the future, Wang said that" there should be no incident ", but emphasized that the police will constantly review and if the ammunition is suitable, the police will definitely use it.
As for the re-hiring of retired police officers, Guo acknowledged that the police need more manpower to support frontline police officers, and welcomed the government to use different measures to assist the police force to increase its manpower in the existing framework. Guo said that other disciplined services or retired police officers, for serving Hong Kong, Regarding the riots, they all "want to contribute", so the Immigration Department and Customs Department of the Correctional Services Department also joined as special agents. Guo said that since 2015, the Civil Service Bureau has allowed retired police officers to return to the police force on a contract basis. Therefore, they will take the opportunity to hire retired police officers, hoping that they will "get back together" to restore peace to Hong Kong, with about 1,000 people.
[16:40] Guo Jiayi concluded that the chaos of the University of Hong Kong in the past three weeks came to an end after the baptism of numerous petrol bombs and bows and arrows. Hong Kong has finally enjoyed a moment of tranquility in the past few days, describing "the tranquility in just a few days has changed for Hong Kong. "It was extravagant." As the Red Tunnel, which had been in use for decades, was deactivated, Guo said "when it was lost, everyone knew that it was so precious and important to Hong Kong." Guo said that the PolyU incident reflected that the conflict could have passed through. The solution is not bloody, and the antidote is to hope that everyone can give up the violence, so that the two sides have room to communicate. "Only the mob lowers the petrol bomb in his hand, and I can shake hands first." For the PolyU incident, it can be ended peacefully, and no one is serious. Injured, Guo hoped that the PolyU incident could be a turning point in the six consecutive months of riots and return Hong Kong society to peace and rationality.
[16:35] Lin Jianjun, director of the fire department (policy section) of the fire department, said that firefighters sent 94 people to the school yesterday and this morning to make fire safety assessments on campus, including inspection platforms, all buildings, laboratories and dangerous goods warehouses. , Personnel found a large number of dangerous goods in the school, including gasoline bombs, cassette-mounted LPG tanks, and also found other dangerous goods including flammable liquids, corrosive liquids, toxic substances such as sodium hypochlorite solution, etc., firefighters have taken immediate Actions to reduce the risk of fire safety at the scene, including removing dangerous goods exposed to the sun, covering the opened dangerous goods to prevent further volatilization, removing bricks placed on the fence, and enclosing the areas involving dangerous goods , Hand over dangerous goods to the police for follow-up.
[16:30] Guo Jiayu also explained two other cases in Maanshan. On the 27th of this month, the police received a report from a school in Maanshan. Two S.4 and S. 6 students brought explosives with the same name "TATP". Back to school, the suspected explosives were arrested, and the explosives disposal section staff arrived at the scene to take out the relevant explosives for analysis. Police later seized an empty cartridge case from the wallet of one of the arrested students, and the student was arrested for possession of ammunition without a licence. Guo Jiayi pointed out that TATP looks like a white powder, but has great lethality, and reiterated that possession of explosives is a serious crime. He said that the situation is worrying. If a small amount of TATP detonates in a downtown or school, the consequences are unimaginable.
Guo also pointed out that on the night of the 27th, four shops in Maanshan Square were tortured. Police arrested 7 men and 1 woman for criminal damage, aged between 12 and 17. Guo pointed out that one of the 13-year-old boys had a Spartan and Liuhe spoon hidden on him, and a pair of scissors hidden on the other. The two were arrested for possession of an attack weapon. The case is now being investigated by the Sha Tin Police District Criminal Investigation Team Fourth team investigation. Guo Jiayu expressed concern that the arrested people are getting younger but the crimes involved are getting more serious.
[16:20] For the police using three minibuses to drive to the crowd at high speed and suspecting that someone was stepping on people, Guo Jiayi said that there were thousands of thugs blocking roads in Jordan area in Yau Ma Tei that night, and the police had no choice Using tear gas to disperse, the mob tried to escape legal responsibility during the dispersal. "Someone fell down at different locations during the escape." The police arrested 213 people all night, 33 of whom were reported not to be sent to the hospital. Ambulancemen were available to help. Guo denied that the three minibuses of the police drove into the crowd at high speeds, causing people to step on people. The police compared the time of driving the minibus with the location and time of the injuries on Bijie. At that time, the police bus was driving on Yeyou Street and was injured on Bijie. The time difference is 45 minutes, and the two locations are completely unrelated. The police did not obstruct any rescue work when someone fell. Guo pointed out that the police's goal was simply to arrest mobs who kept throwing petrol bombs.
[16:15] The Chief Superintendent of Police, Public Relations Division, Guo Jiayu, said that since the beginning of November, many universities in Hong Kong have been occupied and destroyed by thugs. In the PolyU incident, peace and flexibility have been used to take into account the safety and health of the demonstrators and thugs left at the scene. And flexible methods to deal with the problem. For those in need of medical treatment, there was no immediate arrest. Only the information was registered for future investigation. After that, they coordinated different people to enter the campus to persuade. After a search by the PolyU Working Group on Wednesday, the police arranged a security team, including an explosion. Product handling section, criminal investigation team, clinical psychologist, negotiation team, etc. enter the campus. Guo Jiayi pointed out that nearly 4,000 petrol bombs were found in PolyU, and there were close to 4,000 petrol bombs in CUHK. In addition, the number of petrol bombs around other colleges and universities added up to more than 10,000. In the face of thugs, the police handled them through humanization. And resolve the crisis. Twelve people were injured in the police since November 19, and a total of 483 police officers have been injured. Police used a sponge bomb in Yuen Long on November 21. A total of 5,890 people have been arrested so far, including 4368 men and 1522 women, aged between 11 and 83, including suspected riots and illegal assembly. During the PolyU incident, a total of 1,377 people were arrested. Of them, 810 were arrested when they left, 567 were arrested outside or around PolyU, and 318 people were registered under the age of 18.
[16:05] Assistant Commissioner of Police (Operation) Monday Ming summed up PolyU's actions, saying that the police received a notice from the PolyU campus on November 27 that a large number of dangerous goods appeared in the school and many places were damaged. Zhou pointed out that the police had legal Responsible for handling dangerous goods. In the process, I hope to complete the evidence search as soon as possible, remove the dangerous goods and return the safe campus to the school. A security team formed by the police entered the campus yesterday and today (27th and 28th). At 10am this morning, it completed the search and removal of dangerous goods and reopened the closed road in the PolyU area at noon. Police seized 3989 petrol bombs and 1,339 compressed gases during the operation, of which 100 were bundled with petrol bombs. Another 601 chemicals and 573 offensive weapons, including hammers, bows and arrows, large throwers and airsoft guns were seized.
On Monday, Ming pointed out that the campus is large, with different types and degrees of damage on each floor. In addition, oil gas tanks and petrol bombs were exposed to the sun for a period of time. The consequences of an explosion are unthinkable. Zhou also pointed out that the evidence seized by the police on the two days coincided with the presence of weapons in the riots around PolyU on the 17th and 18th, including throwing devices used to throw petrol bombs and bricks, and an arrow in the calf of the police media liaison team on the 18th. Police also seized 28 bows and 200 arrows. The Zhou Zhili incident was caused by a thug occupying the Polytechnic University and attacked the police and the public on the 17th. In addition, Zhou also said that a thug claimed that the police had broken into the campus, saying it was nonsense. Zhou Zhi was happy that the incident could be resolved satisfactorily in a peaceful mode.
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