[New Year's Day Parade] Police Causeway Bay Suddenly Squad Around 100 People Prepared to Take away by Tourist Bus

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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 continued for more than half a year. The FDC launched a New Year's Day parade on Hong Kong Island today (1st). During this period, the police burst into tears around Wan Chai to disperse the crowd. At about 5 pm, the FDC cut the parade and asked the FDC to halt the parade at about 5 pm. Evacuate all citizens within hours.

At about 8 pm, citizens gathered outside Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay. The police repeatedly issued about five rounds to disperse, blocking dozens of citizens on the periphery of Citibank. During the period, pepper spray was sprayed on the members of the Legislative Council and journalists who were mediating, and the blue flag was displayed to reporters and their ID cards were checked. The police prepared two large tourist buses to be present, believed to be preparing to take away the persons being intercepted.

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 continued to disperse, but there were still demonstrators staying around 7 pm, outside the Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay, and people gathered around Hennessy Road. At that time, the police line of defense was located at Yee Wo Street. A number of tear gas grenades were cast to disperse the people present. Many people gathered at the scene did not wear black clothes and did not wear any gas masks and other equipment. They continued to slogan and scold police officers while the police irradiated them with strong flashlights.

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, blocking people gathered around Hennessy Road.

About a hundred people outside Sogo Department Store were surrounded by police, including volunteer first aiders wearing reflective clothing and members of the "guardian child", and most of the rest were citizens who did not wear black clothing and equipment. They were forced 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 talked freely" on the sidewalks. During this period, riot police stopped drinking and ridiculed "I'm so private", and repeatedly talked with other people present. angle.

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 and outside Hysan Place, the legislative council member Xu Zhifeng mediating on the scene requested the police not to extend the line of defense to the sidewalk. At that time, the riot police officer directed pepper spray on his face and took off his blindfold and Apply pepper spray to his face. In addition, a number of reporters interviewed at the scene were also given pepper spray by the police and needed to be treated by a rescuer. The police again gathered blue flags on the pedestrians and asked them to leave. However, at that time, the pedestrians were mainly journalists, and only zero citizens gathered. Outside Causeway Bay Plaza, the police officers at the scene asked reporters to leave, saying "you can walk away if you walk away." They also asked reporters to line up and check their ID cards, and asked them to leave 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 Junyu 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 to "rush to save people." The riot police responded to Junjun Yu, saying that he "doed the drama, and kept 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.

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