Burst
Written by: Yang Wanting, Kong Fanxu
2020-03-31 18:22
Last updated: 2020-03-31 20:00On August 31 last year, police Athlon squadrons and riot police entered the platform and carriage of Prince Edward Station to disperse, and waved sticks and sprayed pepper to the people inside the carriage. Many people questioned the police's law enforcement that night and demanded that the MTR public station be closed TV footage. At the end of each month, netizens launched a flower-raising event at Prince Edward Station. A large number of demonstrators gathered and surrounded Prince Edward Station and Mong Kok Police Station, causing police-civilian conflicts on many occasions. Netizens today (March 31), as always, holding a flower-raising event at 8 pm will be the first anti-revision-related event after the regulations prohibiting the gathering of more than 4 people in public local groups came into effect.
[19﹕50] Riot police are on alert at the footpaths of Prince Edward Road West and Portland Street. A slogan was gathered outside Yuen Long Ice at the junction of Prince Edward Road West and Portland Street, and riot police raised a blue flag. The riot police then intercepted 6 to 7 young people outside the Yuen Long Ice Hall and took them to Heng Street for a search.
[19﹕33] The riot police intercepted young people outside Yuzhiliangpin, and pulled up cords to mark out the reporter's interview area. The police took the young man for 10 minutes after interception, and it is reported that he did not bring his identity card.
[19﹕27] When the traffic light at the pedestrian crossing on the scene turns green, a riot police walks to the street center to be on alert.
[18﹕40] The police once again demanded that the people gathered on the opposite sidewalk should disperse immediately, otherwise prosecution will be carried out. Later, riot police asked the assembled people to leave.
[18﹕09] Lin Zhaobin, a member of the Yau Tsim Mong District, said that the reason for their presence was to prevent the citizens from presenting flowers with the theory of the police. Because the iron rail is within the scope of the MTR, and the MTR did not require the police to clear the flowers and seal the scene, the Yau Tsim Mong District Council passed a motion against the police clearing flowers. Unfortunately, the police could not stop the action. Flowers.
[17﹕45] About 10 riot police officers surrounded ice-cream cones and rubber bands at the flower-laying site outside Exit B1 of Prince Edward Station. The exit is still operating. There was heavy rain at the scene. About 5 district councillors held white flowers and stood outside the cable belt in the rain. Police also stated with a loudspeaker that people gathered on Prince Edward Road West and Nathan Road were required to leave due to the severe epidemic situation in order to avoid increasing the risk of community transmission.
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In response to the epidemic, the government has recently announced measures to prohibit more than 4 people from gathering in public places under the Public Health Emergency Situations Regulations under the Prevention and Control of Diseases Ordinance, Chapter 599, starting at 00:00 on Sunday (29th) Take effect. The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, said this morning (31st) that the police are currently enforcing the law with verbal explanations and warnings, but do not rule out that in the future, they will directly issue 2,000 yuan to the offenders without warning.
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