Burst
Written by: Huang Diwen, Chen Haoran, Luo Ziyang, Chen Yongwu
2020-02-08 19:52
Last updated: 2020-02-09 02:47Zhou Zile, a 22-year-old student from the University of Science and Technology of China, fell to a coma from a height in a Shangde parking lot during a conflict with anti-revision law in Tseung Kwan O last November. Today (8th) is three months after classmate Zhou died. Netizens called for a minute of silence in the city at 8:09 tonight. At the scene of the accident, there was a public gathering outside the Sunde parking lot to mourn Zhou, including lighting candles and presenting flowers.
At nearly 10 o'clock in the evening, some people in black blocked the road with debris, and then a police officer in masked plainclothes arrived in a private car to hunt down the protesters. When the police left, someone threw debris at the police car and the police fired two tear gas bombs to disperse.
Tang Chun Street outside Xuanji Middle School was intercepted. They were asked to kneel down in the grass and raise their hands. (Photo by Chen Yongwu)
[0221] Police in Shangde Village subdued a number of citizens, arrested a City University reporter and a reporter from Liangou Daily, and there were police officers who shot volunteer pepper sprayers and sprayed first aid. Police said the theft was reported by City University reporters.
[0119] The police warned through speakers that the citizens present were participating in illegal assembly and warned them to leave immediately, otherwise the police would use force to disperse or arrest them.
[0118] The female assistant of Li Xianhao from Sai Kung District was shot in the abdomen.
[0044] The police started sweeping at the bus terminal to disperse the people present.
[0041] The riot police officer held the loudspeaker to the public and said, "There is nothing wrong with a house!".
[0037] Some citizens accused police officers, some riot police officers said with emotion, "Let ’s go! Pass Lizai! Speak 乜 X 嘢 呀!".
[0020] A riot police officer is on alert in the Suntech parking lot.
[0010] The police raised the blue flag and proceeded in the direction of Suntech Plaza. Outside Xuanji Middle School on Tang Jun Street, riot police officers intercepted a number of people who were asked to kneel down and raise their hands towards the grass.
[0007] At least two men were subdued on Tang Ming Street near Fukang Garden.
[0004] A large number of riot police officers arrived at the crossroads to scramble, and a group of riot police officers proceeded in the direction of Shangde parking lot on Tangming Street. Another batch of riot police officers moved from Guangming Court to the parking lot.
[0001] Someone outside the Sunde parking lot wrecked a traffic light.
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[2358] On-site news refers to the presence of police officers. Someone left in the direction of Guangming Court, and some chanted, "There is a police officer in Guangming Court. Please enter." No police presence was seen at the scene.
[2350] Demonstrators dug bricks outside the Sunde parking lot and threw bricks onto the road.
[2348] Police said on a social networking site that at around 10pm, a thug from Tseung Kwan O suddenly rushed out of the road near Sheung Tak Village, blocking the road with a lot of debris such as pallets, bicycles, and ice cream cones, blocking traffic. In addition, thugs hit traffic lights with bricks. Police quickly arrived at the scene to conduct an arrest operation, during which thugs threw bricks at the police. In response to the situation at the scene, the police used pepper spray and cast tear gas. The police warned the thugs to immediately stop the illegal acts, and the police will continue to strictly enforce the law and restore community order.
[2332] Demonstrators threw petrol bombs at barricades.
[2328] Tseung Kwan O: On-site news indicates that Athlon landed outside the cycling hall, and that Athlon entered the Shangde parking lot from the footbridge.
[2324] Tseung Kwan O: Demonstrators put nails at the intersection of Tang Ming Street and Tang Jun Street.
[2300] Tseung Kwan O: The riot police are on alert at the bicycle park. Several people were intercepted by the police.
[2255] Tseung Kwan O: It was reported that a police officer arrived at the cycling park and someone ran into Guangming Court.
People in black are blocking the road outside Sunde parking lot. (Photo by Chen Haoran)
[2239] Jiulong Bay: One minute of silence for Zhou Zile before the residents left.
[2245] Tseung Kwan O: An ambulance arrived at the scene and a male reporter boarded the ambulance by himself.
[2242] Tseung Kwan O: Demonstrators re-blocked the road with debris at the intersection of Tang Ming Street and Tang Jun Street.
[2239] Kowloon Bay: About 200 residents of Regent Garden marched around the estate to protest against the government setting up a Wuhan pneumonia designated clinic.
[2235] Tseung Kwan O: During the retreat of the riot police, someone fired at the police car and the police fired two tear gas grenades towards the bus terminal to disperse the crowd. The female assistant of the Hengkou District Councillor Li Xianhao was suspected of being injured by a tear gas bomb, and fell to the ground to receive voluntary first aid treatment.
[2226] Riot police officers backed up, and protesters accused along the way.
[2222] A police officer raised the riot gun and loaded it, pointing the gun at reporters and demonstrators.
[2219] The media liaison police quarreled with the people present.
[2214] Police officers in plain clothes took a man away, and riot police officers kept asking reporters to return to the sidewalk.
[2209] A large number of riot police officers and the Athlon team arrived, cast pepper spray on reporters and people, and raised the blue flag.
[2205] Police officers in masked plainclothes took two private cars and drove to the crossroads at high speed. Some demonstrators were at risk. The demonstrators dispersed, and about 10 masked plainclothes policemen got out of the car with shields and retractable batons and hunted down men in black. Police officers chased to Guangming Court and at least one woman was subdued.
[2158] There are people in black at the junction of Tangming Street and Tangjun Street outside the Shangde parking lot, blocking roads with ice cream cones, bicycles and other debris.
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[2117] Citizens also gathered on the second floor of the Sunde parking lot to observe the mourning activities.
[2055] Citizens continued to present flowers, chanting slogans such as "Restoring Hong Kong, Revolution of the Times", "Anti-pithole Pneumonia Clinic".
[2055] The number of parade was about 200, and they reached the Sunde parking lot one after another.
[2046] A group of citizens opposed to the establishment of Wuhan Pneumonia Clinic at the pit entrance, walked from the pit entrance Peicheng Garden to the Shangde parking lot.
[2037] At the scene, there was a police alert at the pit entrance.
[2024] Over one hundred citizens gathered at the scene, and some people played hymns such as "love is not reserved" and "Amazing Grace".
[2018] Someone wrote the words of mourning on the black canvas on the wall.
[2009] About dozens of citizens at the scene observed a minute of silence for classmate Zhou.
[2004] Someone prepared candles for candles present.
[1945] Someone set up the flower bed of Zhou and Chen Yanlin outside the Sunde parking lot. About ten people were in line to present flowers and light candles.
At about 3 am on the 21st of last month, nearly half of the riot police went out of the Sunde parking lot to clear the "Altar". During the period, a truck was there to assist in the removal, and the riot police were on the road alert. At about 4 am, the "Altars" were all torn down and the police officers took off and left. The "Altar" was originally covered with bricks, candles, and souvenirs, but it became a ruined place afterwards. The "post photos" of Zhou and Chen Yanlin did not know what to do, and only the post-it notes on the wall that could not be removed.
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