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[11.18 • Yau Ma Tei people stacked people] CCTV exposure permits police to drive rescuers to pile pepper after shooting

2019-11-29T12:44:43.742Z


On the night of Monday (18th), a large number of people in black came to Yau Tsim Mong to support the protesters at the Polytechnic University. Police dispersed along Nathan Road towards Mong Kok and arrested 213 people near Bijie Street in Yau Ma Tei. During the period, more than 30 people Injured. Police later denied that "people trampled" on Bijie, but photos from the scene showed people in black stacked. On Monday (25th), obliged first-aid responders publicly accused police officers of seeing a "folding of people" that night, which still hindered firefighters and first-aid rescuers. "Hong Kong 01" obtained two Bi Street CCTVs, confirming that police officers drove rescuers and reporters away that night. Another online clip showed that some police officers did not immediately guide the crowd, but sprayed pepper spray behind the crowd. Police today (29th) pointed out that it is difficult to identify volunteer first aiders and they need to be excluded from the blockade. Member of the Legislative Council Mao Mengjing criticized the expulsion of rescuers to ignore the safety of the trapped and urged the police to explain further.


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Written by: Chen Xinxi and Zheng Jiaru

2019-11-29 20:31

Last updated: 2019-11-29 20:36

On the night of Monday (18th), a large number of people in black came to Yau Tsim Mong to support the protesters at the Polytechnic University. Police dispersed along Nathan Road towards Mong Kok and arrested 213 people near Bijie Street in Yau Ma Tei. During the period, more than 30 people Injured.

Police later denied that "people trampled" on Bijie, but photos from the scene showed people in black stacked. On Monday (25th), obliged first-aid responders publicly accused police officers of seeing a "folding of people" that night, which still hindered firefighters and first-aid rescuers.

"Hong Kong 01" obtained two Bi Street CCTVs, confirming that police officers drove rescuers and reporters away that night. Another online clip showed that some police officers did not immediately guide the crowd, but sprayed pepper spray behind the crowd.

Police today (29th) pointed out that it is difficult to identify volunteer first aiders and they need to be excluded from the blockade. Member of the Legislative Council Mao Mengjing criticized the expulsion of rescuers to ignore the safety of the trapped and urged the police to explain further.

On the evening of November 18, the police used tear gas and other weapons to disperse the demonstrators in Yau Ma Tei. Many people in black clawed in Bijie while they were avoiding. The police arrested many people at the scene. Afterwards, the rescuers were obliged to call the police only Arrest and hinder rescue. The picture shows the alley outside Y1 of Yau Ma Tei Station where a lot of people happened. (Photo by Yu Junliang)

Media photo card 23:29

According to a report by the United Social Press on November 19, when a demonstrator was chased by police to Bijie Street outside Yau Ma Tei MTR Station last Monday, someone fell and caused people to step on and overlap. The media photos showed dozens of people in black at the time stacking up. The media confirmed to reporters that the first photo of the crowd was shot at 23:29 that night, meaning that the accident had happened before.

Two Hong Kong 01 closed-circuit TV clips from "Hong Kong 01" came from the two ground shops (Shop A and Shop B) outside Exit A1 of Yau Ma Tei Station. The time code of the store B clip is similar to the real time, and the time code of the store A clip is about 15 minutes slower than the real time. The reporter compared the two clips and corrected them based on the time code of Store B. The incident on the 18th was restored.

Last Monday (18th), a large number of protesters in black in solidarity with the demonstrators at the Polytechnic University were dispersed along Nathan Road. Police officers advanced to the Waterloo Road in Yau Ma Tei at about 23:20 that night. (Screenshot of Hong Kong 01 live clip)

23: 20-23: 22 Police advance to Waterloo Road

Police advanced along Nathan Road to Yau Ma Tei, and a large number of people in black resisted at Waterloo Road across the street from Bi Street. The live clip of "Hong Kong 01" showed that the man in black threw incendiary bombs many times, exploding, and the fire was red. The police officers stepped forward, many gunshots were heard at the scene, and the men in black began to retreat; some Athlete police officers entered the Waterloo Road from the direction of Guanghua Hospital and subdued several people.

23: 22-23: 27 Firefighters and volunteer first aiders walk into the alley

CCTV at Bijie Store A, filming part of the alley outside the A1 exit of Yau Ma Tei MTR Station. The picture shows that at 23:22, many people ran into Nai Street from Nathan Road and left towards Portland Street. At 23:25, firefighters and volunteer first aiders stepped into the alley in the opposite direction.

Another live clip taken by Disciple Media shows that several Athlon team police officers walked into Bijie from the other side of Exit A1 of Yau Ma Tei Station. Police officers shot a powerful flashlight forward, while one or two Police officers subdued a man in black outside A1 exit.

At about the same time, two police officers entered the closed-circuit television picture of store A, using baton and pepper spray, respectively, to stop the two rescuers from leaving. Subsequently, several police officers walked towards the alley.

Closed-circuit television footage of Bijie Store A shows that at 23:28 on the evening of the 18th, eight first-aidmen and a reporter wearing reflective clothing were driven away by police officers and left the alley where the accident occurred. (Screenshot of CCTV in Store A)

23: 28-23: 30 Social media filmed a crowd of police officers driving volunteer volunteers to leave the alley

At 23:28, eight first aiders and a reporter wearing reflective clothing left the alley. One of them fell and was lifted up by others, and the others were driven away by the police. One minute later, the screen showed police officers driving a reporter and a volunteer first aid officer away.

23:29. The photojournalist of "United Social Press" took a photo outside Exit A1. The photo shows that dozens of people in black are stacked in the alley. At least two firefighters and two volunteer first aiders assist in the rescue. Pull up the trapped person.

At 23:30, CCTV footage of Store A showed four firefighters leaving the alley.

23:33 Two firefighters on Bijie Road outside the alley take off their masks and rest, one kneeled

CCTV of Store B, the shooting range is a section of Bijie outside Exit A1. At 23:33, a firefighter enters the CCTV picture of shop B. He takes off his mask and rests on Bijie. After that, another firefighter kneels on the ground next to him, and also takes off his mask. chat.

Several firefighters later entered the hotel aisle by the road to rest. The "Disciple Media" clip shows that some firefighters were holding water bottles and had difficulty speaking, but once briefly answered reporters' questions, saying that there were people stepping on the scene, and a large number of injured people. He said that the trapped people were not in big trouble, but were pressed.

CCTV footage of Bijie Store B shows that at 23:33 on the evening of the 18th, a firefighter took off his mask to rest, and another firefighter kneeled on the ground next to him. Some firefighters then briefly answered reporters, stating that there were people stepping on the scene, and a large number of injured people were trapped. (Screenshot of CCTV Store B)

Another online sniper fires pepper spray behind a stack of people

Meanwhile, police dispersed and arrested men in black on Nathan Road. An online snippet showed that people in black continued to flood into Bijie Street from Nathan Road, but suspected that there was a crowd of people in front of him who could not move forward. Some police officers sprayed pepper spray in the rear, and other police officers used the baton to subdue the man in black.

One minute later, the same footage showed that the alley was still seen in black, and the police officers did not assist in channeling. According to the shooting angle, the clip is likely to be shot at the Mong Kok Building diagonally opposite the A1 exit. The reporter visited the scene and found that it was a public terrace. Before the deadline, the reporter could not find the source and the photographer of the clip, so he could not determine when the clip was taken.

A piece of online circulated footage showed that under the scattering of police on the evening of the 18th, people in black continued to pour into Bijie from Nathan Road. Suspected of being blocked by people, they were unable to move forward. Some police officers sprayed pepper on the rear. Agent (shown in red circle). The reporter could not find the source and the photographer of the clip, so he could not determine when the clip was taken. (Screenshot of online fragment)

Volunteer rescuers on scene accuse police of impeding rescue

On Monday (25th), Legislative Council Member Mao Mengjing accompanied six volunteer first-aid responders who were present at the time of the incident to meet with reporters. One of the first-aid responded that she heard someone calling for help with a foreign first-aid in the Waterloo Road that night. Rushed to the scene and saw 50 to 60 people stacked on top of each other, with five to six floors stacked, a full adult height.

She continued to point out that there were two firefighters trying to pull out the people at the bottom. She heard someone shouting "I want to die", and someone said that she felt her legs compressed and seemed to break. She and the foreign emergency responders also tried to help The fireman pulled out one person but was unsuccessful. A police officer arrived shortly afterwards, ordered the emergency and firefighters to leave, used pepper spray and waved a truncheon to drive the crowd away.

Obliged first-aiders said they were beaten in the back by police officers and rescued from the scene during the rescue. (Photo by Chen Xintong)

Jiang Yongxiang: Can't put first-aid responders in endlessly

At a police press conference this Friday (29th), in response to Operation Bijie, Senior Police Superintendent Jiang Yongxiang of the Police Public Relations Department pointed out that in the past few months, there have been many self-proclaimed first-aiders. The police must exclude unknown people from the blockade. "No way, I can't put in some so-called voluntary first aid workers indefinitely, because we also attach great importance to the safety and security of the arrested people."

When Jiang Yongxiang responded to media English questions on Tuesday (19th), the day after Operation Bijie's press conference, he twice denied that anyone in Yau Ma Tei had stepped on someone. On the same night, the police again fell when Facebook said that many people had escaped, stressing that no one had stepped on the person. However, at the press conference on the 29th, the police did not mention that no one had stepped on.

This reporter asked the police and the fire department respectively on Wednesday whether there were any police officers spraying pepper spray on volunteer first aiders and firemen who were performing emergency rescue duties, and why the police officers were behind in the event of a crowd. The person sprayed pepper spray, and did not get a response from the two departments before the deadline.

Mao Mengjing criticizes police for driving rescuers to ignore the safety of people at the scene

Mao Mengjing said that CCTV footage confirmed that the police drove the rescuers, criticizing the police for doing so with total disregard for the situation and the safety of the trapped. She also pointed out that the police had said that 33 people had reported discomfort in the incident, saying that the incident was deliberately downplaying the incident, emphasizing that the action caused people to step on people is an unprofessional performance. She has written to the Hospital Authority to protect the privacy of the wounded. It is also necessary to explain the incident further.

At a police press conference this Friday (29th), Senior Police Superintendent Jiang Yongxiang of the Police's Public Relations Division responded that the rescuers were expelled, saying that the police must exclude unknown people from the blockade. (Profile picture)

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Source: hk1

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