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Author: Liang Huanmin Kong Fanxu
2020-07-01 18:02
Last update date: 2020-07-01 18:02Today is the return day of the July 1st. FDC originally planned to initiate the parade this afternoon, but the police issued a notice of opposition to the procession and a notice prohibiting assembly. The appeal was also dismissed. The police have long been standing by and sent a large number of police forces and equipment to "handle" a large number of citizens to large-scale activities in the Victoria Park area. In the afternoon, they issued a press release stating that they would strictly enforce the law and "do not be soft".
At 4 pm, the police used water cannons to disperse the people at Fleming Road, Wan Chai, and fired tears at the reporters on the spot. They missed many people on the pedestrian path and a photographer fell to the ground. The Association strongly condemned the police for attacking the news The reporter said that he had repeatedly publicly condemned similar acts and was extremely angry at the police for not converging.
The Association of Journalists strongly condemned the police for attacking journalists, saying that it has repeatedly publicly condemned similar acts. (Photographed by O'Gallery)
At 4 pm, the police used water cannons to disperse the people on Fleming Road, Wan Chai. At that time, most of the marchers had left. Most of the rest were journalists and stood on the footpath. When the water cannons arrived, the police suddenly issued tears Many reporters could not escape the mistake. Some people took off their helmets immediately and fell to the ground. They were carried away by volunteer first-aiders and the public. Many people walked to nearby stores to avoid them. The situation was once chaotic.
In addition, at about 5.30pm, Gao Zhenbang, the Superintendent of Public Relations (Media Relations) of the Police Public Relations Department, warned the yellow vests to leave the scene at King’s Road, otherwise they would use water guns, which would shoot water in the direction of reporters. Refers to persons in yellow vests obstructing police law enforcement.
The Association of Journalists strongly condemned the police for attacking journalists, saying that it has repeatedly publicly condemned similar acts. (Photo by Liang Pengwei)
The Journal Association later issued a statement saying that during the interview demonstration on Hennessy Road near Marsh Road in Wan Chai this afternoon (1st), several reporters were shot by tear water sprayed from the water gun car until the police officers on the water gun car found the reporter The plainclothes policeman with a camcorder next to him stopped the attack. The injured reporter said he was in pain all over. In addition, the police used pepper spray indiscriminately many times in Causeway Bay, injuring a large number of journalists.
The Association strongly condemned the police for attacking journalists with water guns and other forces. The Association has repeatedly publicly condemned similar acts. It was extremely angry that the police did not converge and asked the police to immediately stop all frontline police officers from obstructing and interfering with journalists. Or violence, so that frontline journalists can effectively perform their fourth right to monitor their duties.
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