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[Tear gas in head] The 15-year-old boy in Tin Shui Wai recovered from coma in his head two weeks ago

2019-11-29T11:50:19.379Z


On the 13th of this month, a group of demonstrators blocked the road near the Tianshuiwei Police Station, and the police issued tear gas. During the conflict, a 15-year-old boy named Fu was suspected of being hit by a tear gas. He was admitted to the hospital for emergency surgery that night and was unconscious. Two weeks after the event, today (29th), Zhu Yonghong, a social worker of the Hong Kong Lutheran Church of Lutheran Christian Church who has been assisting Fu, revealed that the situation of Fu has improved.


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Written by: Peng Kaixin, Chen Haoran

2019-11-29 19:42

Last updated: 2019-11-29 19:42

On the 13th of this month, a group of demonstrators blocked the road near the Tianshuiwei Police Station, and the police issued tear gas. During the conflict, a 15-year-old boy named Fu was suspected of being hit by a tear gas. He was admitted to the hospital for emergency surgery that night and was unconscious. Two weeks after the event, today (29th), Zhu Yonghong, a social worker of the Hong Kong Lutheran Church of Lutheran Christian Church who has been assisting Fu, revealed that the situation of Fu has improved.

Zhu Yonghong, a social worker at the Lutheran Church of Hong Kong, who has been assisting Fu, revealed that Fu's situation has improved. (Profile picture)

At 9 pm on the 13th of this month, more than 100 demonstrators surrounded the Tianshuiwei police station. They set up roadblocks. Someone threw petrol bombs during the period. Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. A 15-year-old suspected of being hit by a tear gas in the head and lost consciousness. He needs to be sent to the hospital for emergency surgery to clear the brain stasis and intracranial pressure. After the juvenile surgery, he has been stuck in a coma, and he was sent to the intensive treatment department.

On the 13th of this month, a 15-year-old boy named Fu was suspected of being hit by a tear gas in the head during a clash between police and civilians in Tianshuiwei. (Online picture)

Zhu Yonghong revealed to "Hong Kong 01" that about one week ago, Fu's situation gradually improved. Although he was not fully awake, he could make a simple response in the past two days. "When you make a canal, there will be a simple response and there will be depression. Mr. Fu is still in the intensive care department. His brother has taken care of his younger brother and has suspended his work. At this stage, it is unknown how long it takes for Mr. Fu to be fully awake.

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Source: hk1

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