Burst
Author: Ling Yide
2020-04-27 21:09
Last update date: 2020-04-27 21:098.31 On the evening of February 29, the half-year anniversary of the Prince Edward Station incident, the MTR Prince Edward Station area triggered conflicts again. The police arrested 115 people earlier, and detained four others yesterday (26th). The police said that the Drug Investigation Bureau took over the investigation of the male police officer being attacked by multiple people and drawing guns. It was found that the male police officer was first attacked by bricks at the junction of Soy Street and Sai Yeung Choi South Street, and then on Nathan Road and Milk Road Many people attacked the junction of Chen Street with bricks, stones, bamboo branches and other hard objects, hands and feet.
After in-depth investigations, the police arrested three men and one woman, aged between 16 and 37, in Ngau Tau Kok and Mong Kok areas yesterday. They are suspected of wounding, assisting criminals, illegal assembly and theft. They are now being detained for investigation.
During the clash on February 29, the police arrested more than 100 people in Mong Kok and Prince Edward. (Profile picture)
The incident occurred at about 6 pm on February 29 this year. Some people gathered in Mong Kok and Prince Edward. Demonstrators blocked roads and set fires. A plain-clothes policeman was attacked on Soy Street. The policeman once pulled his gun. He was injured in the head, hands and feet, and was consciously sent to hospital for treatment. During the incident, police officers arrested 71 men and 44 women on suspicion of illegal assembly, possession of offensive weapons, possession of tools for illegal purposes, arson, assault on the police, Obstructing police officers from performing their duties, etc. Among them, four men were charged with arson and assault on the police at the beginning of last month, and the others were granted bail.
8.31 Prince Edward Station Conflict Anti-revision Routine Demonstration Fugitive Offenders Regulations
