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[Christmas Eve. New Territories overview] Yoho Mall riot blue flag man avoids police hunting down

2019-12-24T19:17:04.523Z


Over the past six months, anti-revision demonstrations have continued in Hong Kong, with smoke from various districts, more than 6,000 people arrested, and nearly a thousand people charged. Tonight (24th) on Christmas Eve, netizens have launched a "Sing with you and wish to return to Hong Kong safely" event, reporting good news from 7 to 10 pm in shopping malls in various districts, including the Yoho Mall in Yuen Long, New Town Plaza in Sha Tin, Causeway Bay Times Square etc. At 7 pm, more than 200 people gathered in the new city square. Someone built a Christmas tree with memo paper in the atrium. Suspected plainclothes police were surrounded by protesters in the mall. A large number of riot police officers entered to disperse the crowd. In addition, demonstrators smashed the restaurant's screen in Yoho Mall, Yuen Long. Riot police officers dispersed and a man ran away and was chased by the police. The man fell across the glass fence on the first floor and was consciously sent to the hospital.


District 18 News

Written by: Diwen Huang, Chen Haoran, Lin Zhenhua

2019-12-24 19:09

Last updated: 2019-12-25 03:11

Over the past six months, anti-revision demonstrations have continued in Hong Kong, with smoke from various districts, more than 6,000 people arrested, and nearly a thousand people charged. Tonight (24th) on Christmas Eve, netizens have launched a "Sing with you and wish to return to Hong Kong safely" event, reporting good news from 7 to 10 pm in shopping malls in various districts, including the Yoho Mall in Yuen Long, New Town Plaza in Sha Tin, Causeway Bay Times Square etc.

At 7 pm, more than 200 people gathered in the new city square. Someone built a Christmas tree with memo paper in the atrium. Suspected plainclothes police were surrounded by protesters in the mall. A large number of riot police officers entered to disperse the crowd. In addition, demonstrators smashed the restaurant's screen in Yoho Mall, Yuen Long. Riot police officers dispersed and a man ran away and was chased by the police. The man fell across the glass fence on the first floor and was consciously sent to the hospital.

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[00:08] Shatian: After Christmas, about 70 people continued to sit and sit outside the General Assembly Hall, and the atmosphere was generally calm.

[23:55] Sha Tin: The rest of the persons intercepted in Sha Tin Town Hall were released.

[23:28] Shatian: The police intercepted more than 50 people on Baibuti and kept asking reporters to step back.

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[22:38] Sha Tin: Police took a woman outside Sha Tin Town Hall. She was attacked by the police and held a laser pen.

[21:58] Sha Tin: Riot police officers intercepted multiple people outside the Sha Tin Town Hall.

[21:50] Yuen Long: Riot police raised yellow flag inside West Rail Station.

[21:50] Sha Tin: Riot police officers subdued a man outside Sha Tin Town Hall with a lot of blood on the ground. Sources said that the two men were arguing over the shooting, during which someone broke the glass of red wine. Police asked if anyone saw the chaos just now and said they needed to find witnesses.

[21:48] Sha Tin: Riot police officers intercepted several young people outside the Sha Tin Town Hall.

[21:48] Yuen Long: Riot police officers entered the MTR West Rail Station to patrol, during which at least one man was intercepted. The man was later released and is now staying at Exit H. A large number of citizens accuse the police.

[21:18] Sha Tin: Riot police officers enter the Hilton Center.

[21:18] Yuen Long: The police once evacuated from the first floor of the mall to the atrium, and then returned to the first floor. The police rounded off and captured a gray shirt man, and then a black shirt, long hair, The man wearing a mask, the long-haired man was pushed by the police officer in front of the toy R Us gate and made a loud noise. As seen at the scene, the police subdued at least three men, and the police opened the blockade in situ. During the advance, they sprayed pepper spray directly on the eyes of at least one man.

[21:10] Sha Tin: Marks & Spencer's department store was closed, a protester touched the fire protection system, and a fire alarm sounded in the mall.

[21:10] Shatian: Some people use laser pens in the New City Plaza, and some call for going to Yitian.

[20:57] Yuen Long: The riot police abruptly intercepted a man, a man was pressed to the ground by a uniform, and the citizens present shouted "Hao Hao beating" and asked the reporters on the scene to step back.

A man from Yoho Mall fell from a height, and ambulance arrived to rescue him. (Photo by Chen Haoran)

Riot police officers entered Yoho Mall to disperse the protesters. (Photo by Chen Haoran)

The man fell through the building:

[20:56] Yuen Long: Yoho Mall has more than 100 citizens gathered in the atrium.

[20:30] Sha Tin: Acting New Territories South Regional Commander Tao Hui arrived in New City Plaza. Dozens of plainclothes policemen are still on alert.

[20:17] Shatian: Dozens of plainclothes policemen took out a telescopic baton alert, and their arms had hand straps for identification.

[20:16] Yuen Long: A man suspected of evading the police and jumping down from the first floor inside Yoho Mall. Many people reported the case. According to the scene, the man was about 20 years old and fell from the first floor to the ground floor of the atrium. He was awake to the hospital.

[20:13] Yuen Long: Police hold up the blue flag.

[20:10] Yuen Long: Police found a hammer and a mask in the rucksack of the man being intercepted.

[20:07] Yuen Long: Riot police officers intercepted a man who searched the contents of his rucksack.

[20:06] Shatin: The riot police left, and about 40 plainclothes policemen were on alert in the mall.

[20:00] Yuen Long: Riot police officers entered Yoho Mall to disperse the demonstrators, and the merchants came to a halt.

[19:57] Shatian: A large number of riot police officers entered the new city square to disperse the crowd. The plainclothes police disappeared.

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At nearly 8 pm, a large number of riot police officers entered the new city square. (Photo by Lin Zhenhua)

[19:45] Yuen Long: Demonstrators at Yoho Mall blasted off the screen of "Emerald Xiaolongbao", and there was an emergency in the mall radio.

[19:45] Sha Tin: Dozens of citizens surrounded six suspected plainclothes policemen with slogans.

[19:41] Shatian: Citizens chased suspects in plainclothes and raised the plane to shoot.

[19:34] Shatian: Four plainclothes police officers were suspected on the second floor of New City Plaza. There was a commotion at the scene, and riot police officers were on the outside of the Baibu ladder in New City Plaza.

[19:34] Yuen Long: The crowd gathered to start walking around the mall.

[19:24] Shatian: Citizens write their wishes on memo paper, and then build a Christmas tree.

[19:08] Sha Tin: More than 200 people gathered in the New City Plaza. Someone hung a "five major demands, one indispensable" banner on the fence.

[19:08] Sha Tin: There are scattered people in the New City Plaza screaming.

[19:08] Yuen Long: In the atrium of Yoho Mall, more than a dozen people in black gathered, and some people raised the "five major demands, one is indispensable" banner.

[19:04] Shatian: No one gathered in the atrium of New City Plaza, and the atmosphere was generally calm.

There is a suspicion of plainclothes alert in New Town Plaza. (Photo by Lin Zhenhua)

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