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[With you shop ・ Live] Harbor City Demonstrators and Plainclothes Police Blast Clashes Dozens of Riot Police Enter

2019-12-21T11:26:02.524Z


Today (December 21), another Internet user launched the Christmas version of "Here you Shop 2.0". There were hundreds of demonstrators calling the slogan in Harbour City, and plainclothes police wearing black shirts and black masks followed closely. Demonstrators called slogans and patrol shops. Many "restaurants" were scared away from "blue shops" or Chinese-funded shops. They even had to flee for food, and the restaurants were unable to do business; some shops suddenly closed. Several demonstrators were intercepted by the police and released. Demonstrators provoked plainclothes police. A dispute broke out between the two sides. Police officers once sprayed pepper spray into the mall, and the riot police entered the mall at night. "Hong Kong 01" will hit the scene in each district.


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Written by: Li Enci, Liang Huanmin

2019-12-21 13:50

Last updated: 2019-12-21 19:21

Today (December 21), another Internet user launched the Christmas version of "Here you Shop 2.0". There were hundreds of demonstrators calling the slogan in Harbour City, and plainclothes police wearing black shirts and black masks followed closely. Demonstrators called slogans and patrol shops. Many "restaurants" were scared away from "blue shops" or Chinese-funded shops. They even had to flee for food, and the restaurants were unable to do business; some shops suddenly closed. Several demonstrators were intercepted by the police and released. Demonstrators provoked plainclothes police. A dispute broke out between the two sides. Police officers once sprayed pepper spray into the mall, and the riot police entered the mall at night.

"Hong Kong 01" will hit the scene in each district.

[19:17] Zeng Zhongbin, assistant commander (criminal) of Yau Tsim District, was asked by reporters why riot police officers had to enter Harbour City and why they should use pepper spray. He said it would take time to understand and he would answer questions from reporters later. After the riot police officers left, more than a dozen plainclothes policemen have been wandering in the harbor city.

[18:51] About 50 riot police left Harbour City before stepping out of Canton Road.

[18:44] The police sprayed pepper spray in the harbor city. The mall was filled with pepper. Some people were peppers. Volunteer first aiders assisted in treatment. There is a riot police alert at the elevator entrance on each floor, and people are constantly asked to leave.

[18:36] Dozens of riot police entered Harbour City.

[18:31] There were several men in black, masked, and believed to be plainclothes police officers, who checked the identity cards and rucksacks of the people at the scene. Zeng Zhongbin, assistant commander (criminal) of Yau Tsim District, showed his credentials, but some of them The person did not show up. Some people questioned that they risked the police. Zeng Zhongbin, assistant commander (criminal) of Yau Tsim District, ignored him.

[18:25] It was reported at the scene that a police officer in plain clothes appeared to be taking out items and suspected to be trying to hold a gun. Zeng Zhongbin, assistant commander (criminal) of Yau Tsim District, said that it takes time to understand.

[17:39] Demonstrators entered the starbucks, took out several cakes from the refrigerator, and left.

On December 21, Harbour City "Here and You Shop", the plainclothes policeman once put pepper spray in the mall. (Photo by Yu Junliang)

[17:30] Demonstrators once entered Zara Harbour City, twisted the doll's hand into a demonstration gesture, and pasted stickers and left.

[17:17] Demonstrators in the harbour city called the slogan without any sabotage. The tourists and citizens in the store performed well, but continued to shop, and everyone continued to move through the stores.

Demonstrators asked plainclothes police officers to explain "721 to the edge". During the period, some people were emotional. A police officer asked, "Where is Tsim Sha Tsui, 721 is a border area?", And said, "I know what happened the next day."

[16:58] Plain-clothed police officers without showing their credentials, wearing black clothes and wearing black masks, blocked a passageway in Harbour City, and said to the people present that they were "protecting the citizens", but when the citizens asked them to show their credentials , The police officer stated that the police power was not enforced, and the commission certificate would only be presented when the police power was enforced. The police officer also said, "I can't stop you, you can do whatever you like, call it a slogan." And claim that the alert is only to prevent crime.

[16:45] More than a dozen plainclothes police officers lined up at the Canton Road exit of Harbour City. Demonstrators accused them on the upper floors. The demonstrators returned to Lane Crawford and said in Putonghua "the restoration of Hong Kong and the revolution of the times."

[16:28] Zeng Zhongbin, assistant commander (criminal) of Yau Tsim District, expressed the hope that those present could peacefully express their demands, and also said that he would not be required to show a commission card when he did not exercise police power. A group of riot police entered the harbor city with long shields and riot guns. Harbour City security claimed that there was no alarm, and the demonstrators demanded that the security officer prevent plainclothes police officers from law enforcement in the mall.

However, under the law, when a crime or suspected crime occurs, the police have the right to enter a private place to enforce the law.

[16:26] A man was intercepted by a police officer. After being searched, he was released.

[16:18] There is a plainclothes policeman, showing the telescopic baton and casting pepper spray. The police officer took one person for unknown reasons.

[16:02] Some mainland guests doubted the appearance, but some demonstrators told others that "he has no appearance", and the demonstrators left.

[15:56] Long Xin went to Harbour City to play the national anthem "March of the Volunteers". Long Xin earlier staged a rally in Edinburgh, Central. Demonstrators in Tsim Sha Tsui appealed that they would ignore Dragon Heart and then leave. Demonstrators posted the slogan at HSBC before leaving.

[15:48] Interviewed by plainclothes police earlier, demonstrators who lost dog food everywhere were cleaning up dog food on the ground. Police officers told him that "you are responsible for the mall." There were dozens of plainclothes policemen dressed in black shirts and black masks at the scene, asking reporters to leave without showing their credentials. Police officers later left and no demonstrators were intercepted.

[15:37] A plainclothes police officer subdued a protester, accusing him of throwing garbage. Earlier, demonstrators took apart the dog food and dropped it in front of plainclothes police. Some people shouted, "The police have done everything." People at the scene asked him to show a certificate of appointment, but the person claiming to be a police officer did not show it. Another Red Hat source said that after asking the police officer to take out his appointment card, he was pulled aside and searched. Several police officers in black erected a line of defense.

[15:26] Starbucks resumed business, many customers dine inside. The demonstration lasted for about an hour. The demonstrators did not damage or physically clash with other people. They just called slogans along the way. The merchants who closed the gate only closed part of the exports, but did business as usual. Police officers in plain clothes waved with the protesters.

[15:17] Zeng Zhongbin, assistant commander (criminal) of the Yau Tsim District, who had been following the demonstrators earlier, showed his appointment card to the clerk of the coffee shop and confirmed that he was a police officer. Demonstrators entered The Coffee Academics, claiming that their boss had a red background, and several customers left one after another, and the demonstrators left immediately. Liao Weifen, chairman and founder of The Coffee Academics, is a consultant to the United Hong Kong Fund.

[15:13] There is a warning bell in the harbor city. The cause is unknown.

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[14:59] There were suspected plainclothes police officers wearing headsets, and the demonstrators quarreled. He did not show a warrant of appointment. He is Zeng Zhongbin, Assistant Commander (Crime) of Yau Tsim District.

[14:57] Demonstrators arrived at Chisaki Sushi, and the restaurant was closed immediately. The customers in the restaurant took regular meals. Demonstrators did not enter.

[14:55] Demonstrators at Harbour City surround Starbucks. A notice is posted on the counter. Starbucks has been closed.

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[14:46] Demonstrators in Harbour City made heart-shaped gestures to police officers and called them "Love is stronger than violence and cut off from police violence."

[14:40] Demonstrators in Harbour City entered the cosmetics counters of Lane Crawford and called in slogans "I love RMB" and "support domestic products" in Mandarin.

[14:30] Outside the harbour city, it is estimated that there are nearly a hundred police officers on alert, including riot police and plainclothes police officers. Some police officers are masked and shielded. About 30 demonstrators wearing masks gathered in the harbour city. They sang "May the glory return to Hong Kong" and sloganed in Cantonese and Mandarin, "Revert Hong Kong, the Revolution of the Times" and "I want to buy a famous brand!"

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[13:55] Outside Tsim Sha Tsui Harbour City, at least 40 armed riot police officers have disembarked and patrolled on the outskirts of Harbour City and around Tsim Sha Tsui Pier.

[13:40] Outside the harbour city, about 20 riot and plainclothes police officers stood outside the Canton Road famous store and some police officers masked. At least ten police cars on Canton Road.

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[13:05] The entrance to Lane Crawford in Harbour City is very lively. Christmas decoration attracts a lot of citizens and tourists to "check in" to take pictures. For the time being, no suspected protesters have gathered.

[12:40] Harbour City is temporarily calm, the flow of people is normal, and no people have gathered. At Gateway, the Starbucks and Chitose of Maxim's Group are in business as usual, without enclosure boards.

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Source: hk1

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