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Written by: Wei Jingquan
2019-12-06 20:02
Last updated: 2019-12-06 20:05Police's Explosives Disposal Division (EOD) demonstrated the explosive blasting work today (6th), but only foreign media were invited to interview and shoot. According to the Associated Press, during the exercise, police demonstrated that 1 gram of homemade explosive can smash watermelon, which refers to a candy weight of "TATP" potent explosive, which can cause casualties, and demonstrated 50 grams of explosive, a cigarette case. Large and small portions can destroy a van. The report said the EOD team disposed of thousands of petrol bombs prepared by campus demonstrators at the university, and cited senior bomb handling director Alick McWhirter as saying that a small number of core elements were exclusively using violence. Ma Weide told the Associated Press that police officers faced attacks with knives, explosives, and petrol bombs. "They are restrained and perform well in the face of incredible violence."
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On December 6, the Police Explosives Disposal Division showed that 50 grams of TATP explosives had destroyed a van. (Reuters)
99% of Hong Kong demonstrators make explosives peacefully
Alick McWhirter, senior bomb disposal director, said in an interview with the Associated Press, Reuters and other foreign media that he was worried that someone might make or own TATP. TATP is a dangerous substance, and if there are bumps, heat and friction in the process, it will be dangerous. He pointed out that 99% of Hong Kong demonstrators seen were peaceful, but clearly there were core elements dedicated to the use of violence, and that demonstrators who produced explosives were "a minority of a few" and that gasoline bombs and TATP were not common in Hong Kong .
The Associated Press reported that police said a remote-controlled bomb detonated in October aimed at "killing or harming" riot police was not causing damage, but marked a demonstration that began in June. In the storm, the use of explosive devices was first known and evolved into anti-government, anti-police and anti-central authorities. The report also mentioned that the EOD team had handled thousands of petrol bombs prepared by demonstrators on the university campus.
Deteriorating relationship with citizens
At the end of the report, about three-thirds of the article mentioned that the police-civilian relationship is two-way (Distrust goes both ways), instructing protesters to dissatisfy the police, including the widespread use of tear gas, and the use of force to arrest thousands of people, angering many Hong Kong people, demanding Independent investigation of police ethics has become one of the main appeals of demonstrators. Ma Weide, who has been in office for 30 years, is frustrated by the deterioration in relations between the police and the public, which has long been recognized as the best police force in Asia.
Ma Weide told the Associated Press, "I watched the policemen stand up day after day, night after night, month after month." He continued to say "they were attacked by knives, explosives, and petrol bombs and faced incredible violence. They are persistent and self-restrained. "
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division arranged a media interview in Hong Kong in October. Alick MCWHIRTER, the Senior Superintendent of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division, also mentioned at the time that the police had first discovered a remote-controlled home-made bomb with a mobile phone in Mong Kok Huali. The amount of explosives of the remote-control bomb involved in the case amounted to 50 to 100 grams. Raw materials are available on the market. Foreign countries have laws to regulate the possession or possession of excessive chemicals and explosive raw materials by the public. There are excess chemicals.
However, the visit was conducted in the office at that time, and no local media were arranged to shoot the detonation demonstration. Today (December 6), only foreign media were arranged to film. No local media were invited.
Ma Weide, Senior Superintendent of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division, said that there have been remote control bomb cases in Hong Kong in the past. (Photo by Kong Fan)
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