[New Year's Day Parade] Police Causeway Bay has besieged and arrested about 100 people, some were released and the rest were brought on tour buses

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Written by: Zhang Jiamin, Golden Chess, Zheng Qiuling, Zheng Cuibi, Xiao Xiaobin

2020-01-01 21:41

The anti-revision storm lasted for more than half a year. The FDC launched a New Year's Day parade on Hong Kong Island today (1st). However, due to the clashes in Wan Chai, the police requested that the procession be cut at about 5.30 pm and all citizens must be evacuated by 6:15. Conflicts broke out across Hong Kong Island.

At about 8 o'clock in the evening, a crowd gathered outside Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay. Police fired about five riot guns to disperse and blocked dozens of citizens around Citibank in a left-right way. During the period, he sprayed pepper spray on the legislative council member Xu Zhifeng and reporters who were in mediation. He also showed the reporter the blue flag and checked his ID card. The police then prepared two large tourist buses to be present, believed to be used to take away those who were intercepted. Some were released after police officers searched.

The police issued a draft more than 7 o'clock to warn the thugs to stop the illegal acts immediately, and the police will continue to take action for dispersal and arrest.

At more than 8 pm on January 1st, the police seized in Causeway Bay, surrounded dozens of people, intercepted and searched. Intercepted persons must hold their heads with both hands, sit down, squat, or back to the wall. (Photo by Gao Zhongming)

7 o'clock Causeway Bay cast multiple tear gas bombs

At 5:30 in the evening, after the FDC announced that the police had requested a slash in the parade, there were still many people in Causeway Bay waiting to enter the Victoria Park to participate in the parade or just set off from Victoria Park. The police asked the crowd to leave, and the marchers in Causeway Bay also dispersed one after another, but there were still demonstrators staying around 7pm. Demonstrators and citizens gathered outside Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay and Hennessy Road. The police line was located in Jardine On the street, several tear gas grenades were cast to disperse the people present.

The crowd gathered at the scene, in addition to the demonstrators wearing black clothes, there were also many people who were not wearing black clothes or were not wearing any gas masks, etc. They continued to chant slogans and scold police officers at the scene, while the police told They shine a strong flashlight.

At more than 8 pm on January 1st, the police seized in Causeway Bay, surrounded dozens of people, intercepted and searched. Intercepted persons must hold their heads with both hands, sit down, squat, or back to the wall. Someone fell to the ground and the police uniformed with a baton. (Photo by Zheng Zifeng)

Police scramble to block dozens of people around Sogo

At about 8 o'clock in the evening, the police suddenly fired multiple rubber bullets or pouches and rushed forward to the people present. They subdued one person to the ground outside Sogo Department Store, and left and right from Yihe Street and Percival Street rushed out to block the people gathered there.

Nearly a hundred people outside Sogo Department Store were surrounded by police, including volunteer first aiders and members of the "guardian children" who wore reflective clothing, and some were dressed in black. There were also citizens who did not wear black and had no equipment. They were asked to squat on the ground with their hands on their heads, or face the wall, and the police searched the rescuers in batches.

During the period, some neighbours shouted the legal helpline and "I speak without a word" on the sidewalk. During this period, riot police officers stopped drinking and stopped laughing, and laughed at "I'm so private." Quarrel.

At more than 8 pm on January 1st, the police seized in Causeway Bay, surrounded dozens of people, intercepted and searched. Intercepted persons must hold their heads with both hands, sit down, squat, or back to the wall. (Photo by Lu Yiming)

Police take off Xu Zhifeng's blindfold twice

On the opposite side of the road, outside Hysan Place, the meeting's legislator Xu Zhifeng, who was planning to mediate the conflict, asked the police not to extend the line of defense to the sidewalk. At that time, the riot police officers used pepper spray to face his face, and tore him off twice. Eye mask and pepper spray on his face.

In addition, riot police officers also sprayed pepper spray on a number of reporters interviewed at the scene, who needed to be treated by volunteer first aiders. The police raised a blue flag on the pedestrians and asked them to leave. At that time, the reporters were mainly on the road, and there were only scattered citizens behind. Outside Causeway Bay Plaza, the police officers at the scene asked the reporters to leave, saying "you can walk away if you walk away." The reporters had to line up and check their ID cards, and finally left along East Point Road.

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Junjun Yu criticized police for provocatively calling "rush to save people"

At about 9 pm, two white coaches arrived outside Sogo Department Store, believed to be ready to pick up more than a hundred arrested persons. Legislative Councillor Chun-Yu Yu arrived at the scene and read out the call sign of the police officer aloud, saying that he would check the authenticity and criticize the police officer for provoking the public. The riot police responded to Junjun Yu, saying that he "doed a show and stayed quiet." Junjun Yu criticized police officers for provoking the public and members of the Legislative Council, hoping that the police would verify the call signs of the police officers involved. Citizens at the scene shouted "Release", and were emotional, and someone dropped debris from the flyover.

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At about 9:30 pm, the police blocked the footbridge, and all the media were asked to leave. They were no longer able to film the police roundup at a high position. At about 10 pm, some people who were searched were released by the police.

The Police Public Relations Division issued a draft at 7.24 pm, stating that after the night, masked thugs arbitrarily destroyed in multiple areas of Causeway Bay, Wan Chai and Central. The thugs blocked the road with debris, dug up bricks on the road surface, and even set fire to bank entrances and ATMs In response to the situation at the scene, the police have started to disperse, including dispatching special purpose vehicles for crowd management. The police warned the mob to stop the illegal acts immediately, and the police will continue to carry out dispersal and arrest operations.

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