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Written by: Ling Yide
2020-01-01 22:54
Last updated: 2020-01-01 23:00The FDC launched a New Year's Day parade today (1st) from Victoria Park's central lawn to the Chater Road pedestrian zone. Police clashes broke out at 4 pm. The peripheral boards of the HSBC branch of Hennessy Road in Wan Chai were painted and damaged. Police officers arrived Once at the scene, they raised guns and sprayed pepper spray. Demonstrators confronted with "umbrella arrays" and had thrown petrol bombs. The riot police arrived at the scene and fired tear gas. At about 5.30 pm in the FDC, the police terminated the procession and rally in Victoria Park and demanded immediate dissolution. The evacuation time limit was 6.15 pm, and the protesters left one after another.
After the night, the conflict spread to Central and Causeway Bay. Arrests, shops were damaged, riot police advanced and water cannons arrived to shoot water. Police subsequently arrested a number of people outside Hennessy Road Citibank and BOC Hong Kong. Wu Lejun, Senior Superintendent (Operations), Hong Kong Island Headquarters, will meet with the media to explain the details.
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