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Written by: Yang Wanting, Lin Zhenhua
2020-11-30 18:37
Last update date: 2020-11-30 23:08
Today (November 30) is the 15th month of the 8.31 Prince Edward Station incident last year.
The Yau Tsim Mong pro-democracy district councillor issued a statement the day before, stating that he received reliable information that if councillors collect bouquets at Prince Edward Station today, they will be immediately dispersed and even arrested.
Mong Kok Eastern District Councillor Lam Siu-bin urged people who wish to present flowers to "bye bye" and leave and hand over the flowers to his office.
A large number of police officers are on guard at night in the area around Exit B1 of Prince Edward Station. People pass by with flowers from time to time. The police have intercepted and searched people passing by and opened microphones to ask people to gather to disperse.
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At 6 o'clock tonight, the atmosphere at Prince Edward Station was calm. The footpath at the junction of Prince Edward Road West and Nathan Road was guarded by police officers. Some police officers pulled up a cordon outside the B1 exit of Prince Edward Station. No flowers have been offered. Lin Zhaobin also Go to Prince Edward Station to observe the situation.
The police once said that the people present might violate the gathering restriction order and called on the crowd to disperse, otherwise they would issue a ticket.
From time to time, people with white flowers linger and gather on the nearby pavement. The police warned them to disperse as soon as possible and intercepted those passing by.
At 7:46 p.m., at the Pioneer Center near the Water Channel Park, someone chanted "Recover Hong Kong, Revolution of the Times" and other slogans. A man was intercepted for investigation. He was unwell and was taken away from the scene by police officers.
District Councillor Lin Zhaobin pointed out that no one can lay or collect flowers at Exit B1 of Prince Edward Station today, describing the police deployment as an enemy.
He also said that he had received news that at least three citizens had received a ticket for littering after offering flowers at about 4 o'clock this afternoon. He criticized it for further suppressing the citizens' right and freedom to give flowers peacefully.
He said that he has no fear of suppressing and will not forget the 831 incident. The public can collect flowers downstairs in his office. He believes that the public will leave as soon as possible after offering flowers and will not be charged for violation of the gathering order.
He pointed out that a document will be presented at the district council meeting to propose a solution.
I was asked that Yu Tak-po, the vice chairman of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, questioned whether flowers can be presented in the Yau Ma Tei fire, but not at Prince Edward Station, and criticized the police for double standards.
Lin Zhaobin agrees with the above statement and believes that it is a political repression. It does not rule out that the police's guidelines will be changed in the future, and even the negotiation will not be allowed.
The Yau Tsim Mong pro-democracy district councillor issued a statement the day before (28th), stating that they received reliable news recently that if councillors and citizens continue to collect flowers and offer flowers at Prince Edward Station on November 30, they will be immediately driven out or even arrested.
The spokesperson of the Police Public Relations Branch replied that the police will conduct an independent risk assessment and make appropriate deployments based on different situations and the latest situation.
The deployment is an operation detail and the police will not disclose it.
According to sources, the police canceled the arrangement for district councilors to collect flowers outside Prince Edward Station to avoid crowds.
District Councillor quoted news: the police or detained flower presenters at Prince Edward Station are reported to only cancel the arrangement for flower collection from next week
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