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Written by: Lu Jiayu, Huang Diwen, Yu Ruijing, Kong Fanxu
2020-04-30 17:38
Last update date: 2020-04-30 20:15Today is the eighth month of the 831 incident. Outside the B1 exit of Prince Edward Station, there are citizens coming to present flowers in the afternoon. Some district councillors brought paper boxes to let the citizens put flowers. At 5 pm, many riot police officers stepped out from the Mong Kok Police Station At the Prince's Station Exit B1, the pedestrian walkway pulled up the blockade line, and the carton with flowers was pulled outside the blockade line, but it was not cleared.
In addition, some netizens called for a singing event with you tonight in Tin Shui Wai tonight (30th) to commemorate the 8.31 event. Since the "Polymergence Restriction Order" is still in effect, netizens urge participants to keep a distance of 1.5 meters. At 7 p.m., at the 2nd atrium of the "+ WOO Jiahu" shopping mall (formerly known as Ginza), some participants gathered at the railings on the ground floor and the first floor. Some people carried the flags and held high slogans from time to time. A number of riot police officers were stationed outside the mall at 6 o'clock, during which they intercepted people and reporters.
[2007] Tianshui Wai: Over one hundred riot police officers were on guard outside the mall. During the meeting, some people called the police officers to scold. The police officers used their speakers to hear abusive and provocative speeches. They pointed out that they had the opportunity to destroy social peace. Warning, the interception includes District Councillor Ng Kin Wai and another youth.
[1955] Tin Shui Wai: There are still many people with slogans in the mall who have not dispersed, and many district councillors were present. During the distribution of anti-epidemic supplies including masks, disinfectant hand rubs, etc., District Councillor Wu Jianwei once said with police officers that Groups distributing epidemic prevention materials under the Prevention and Control of Diseases (Prohibition of Group Aggregation) Regulations should be exempted, but the police did not respond at the time.
[1938] Tin Shui Wai: A large number of police officers entered the Ginza shopping mall and used loudspeakers to warn those present that they were participating in a banned group gathering of more than four people. Then leave the mall.
Police officers entered the mall and warned that the gatherings should disperse within 20 minutes. (Photo by Kong Fanxu)
On August 31 last year, the Athlon Squad and the riot police carried out dispersal operations on the platform and carriages of the Prince Station. They waved sticks and sprayed peppers to the people in the carriages. The incident caused social controversy. In the past few months, on the last day of each month, there will be activities that the public will never Don't forget "8.31", including offering flowers outside Exit B1 of Prince Edward Station, many of which have evolved into demonstration conflicts.
This afternoon, outside the B1 exit of Prince Edward Station, a number of riot police officers were stationed on the pedestrian road at the junction of Nathan Road and Prince Edward Road West. The police also broadcast a radio outside Prince Edward Station, indicating that more than 4 people were involved in the ban. The group gathers and requires the persons present to disband immediately, otherwise prosecution may be made. However, the reporter saw him at the venue. No one was gathered except the passers-by, and only one man was holding the flag high.
A number of riot police officers pulled up the cordon and alert outside Exit B1 of Prince Station. (Photo by Huang Diwen)
▼ 8.31 Prince Prince Station conflict scene ▼
8.31 Prince's station conflict demonstration