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Mother's Day and you SING | Demonstrators once walked out of Nathan Road to block traffic jams

2020-05-10T10:03:04.867Z


The revision of the "Fugitive Offenders Ordinance" has not yet been completed. A group previously applied for the Kowloon Parade today (10th). However, the police was notified of the opposition to the procession application. The group later announced an extension. The parade ended and some netizens continued to call on "Sing with You" from 3pm today (10th) to sing anti-revision songs in shopping malls in various districts, including Tsim Sha Tsui Harbour City, Kwun Tong APM, Kowloon Tong Another City, Mong Kok New Century In the Plaza, Times Square in Causeway Bay, and Taikoo City Center, some shopping malls have deployed security guards and erected railings to prevent crowds from gathering. In addition, some netizens also initiated the "Mother's Day Street", calling for a march in Tsim Sha Tsui from 2 pm onwards. The police were on alert at 1:30. Some people on the Internet initiated a parade on Jordan Road to Mong Kok New Century Plaza.


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Written by: Huang Weilun, Kong Fanxu, Ouyang Dehao, Chen Shuxia, Wang Jie'en, Wu Zuo'an, Luo Jiaqing, Lao Qingyi

2020-05-10 14:03

Last update date: 2020-05-10 17:53

The revision of the "Fugitive Offenders Ordinance" has not yet been completed. A group previously applied for the Kowloon Parade today (10th). However, the police was notified of the opposition to the procession application. The group later announced an extension.

The parade ended and some netizens continued to call on "Sing with You" from 3pm today (10th) to sing anti-revision songs in shopping malls in various districts, including Tsim Sha Tsui Harbour City, Kwun Tong APM, Kowloon Tong Another City, Mong Kok New Century In the Plaza, Times Square in Causeway Bay, and Taikoo City Center, some shopping malls have deployed security guards and erected railings to prevent crowds from gathering.

In addition, some netizens also initiated the "Mother's Day Street", calling for a march in Tsim Sha Tsui from 2 pm onwards. The police were on alert at 1:30. Some people on the Internet initiated a parade on Jordan Road to Mong Kok New Century Plaza.

17:40 Nathan Road

A group of demonstrators suddenly walked out of Nathan Road and occupied the carriageway. Once a trash can was snatched out of the road, traffic was blocked. Riot police officers arrived immediately, demonstrators scattered, and traffic returned to normal.

17:32 New Century Plaza

In the New Century Plaza in Mong Kok, a group of police officers once again drove the people and the media on the first floor.

17:27 Langham Place

In the Langham Place shopping mall, demonstrators gathered to shout slogans.

17:24 APM

The riot police evacuated from APM for nearly half an hour, shops were reopened, some people gathered again to sing and shout slogans, and other demonstrators pulled up banners such as "Recover Hong Kong, Revolution of the Times", but shopping mall crowds and gathered citizens have been slightly Before is less.

17:20 Harbour City

A large number of riot police officers entered the mall again and intercepted a number of people. Among them, a student reporter wearing a yellow vest was searched, and his identity was temporarily unknown, and he was intercepted for any reason.

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17:10

The police stated on the Facebook page that this afternoon, demonstrators gathered in various shopping malls in Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories. Some people held banners and shouted slogans to "undermine social peace." In the meantime, the police received reports from the public, so they entered many shopping malls to enforce the law. The police reiterated that, according to the restriction order, from May 8 to May 21, no more than 8 people can gather in any public place. It is illegal for anyone to participate in or organize the gathering of prohibited groups. The police appealed to all demonstrators to stop gathering or to undermine social peace and immediately leave the scene, emphasizing that police officers will decisively enforce the law.

17:03 Times Square

The demonstrators calling for slogans in the mall have dispersed, and the shops in the mall have not been closed for activities in the past 2 hours and continue to operate.

16:50 New Century Plaza

An entrance and exit in the mall and an escalator going directly to the first floor are closed. It is understood that the police officer arrested a man on the first floor of the shopping mall earlier.

16:44 APM

Nearly one hundred riot police have entered the APM shopping mall, and there are multiple entrances and exits on the ground of the shopping mall. The demonstrators are dissatisfied and the mood is high.

16:38 Taikoo Shing

Zhao Jiaxian said that at about 4 pm, a total of four people in Taikoo City were issued a ticket, three of them were family members, and the other was Taikoo City Neighborhood. He criticized the police for unreasonable and illogical actions. , Three people in a family will not violate the injunction! "He said he had copied down the information of four people and provided them with legal aid.

16:38 New Century Plaza

Most riot police officers have evacuated the mall.

16:36 Harbour City

A group of riot police officers patrolled the mall, referring to people at the scene or a violation of the order to warn those on the scene to leave.

16:33 APM

More than 20 riot police entered the range of the atrium in the apm mall, and some shops were closed. Earlier, many people gathered and shouted slogans. When the police entered, they called on the people in the mall to leave.

16:30 New Century Plaza

A large number of citizens felt unwell, coughed continuously, and fled the mall.

16:27 New Century Plaza

Some demonstrators carried the debris to the riot police officers in the atrium of the New Century Plaza. Some riot police raised pepper ball guns and fired in the direction of the demonstrators. There was a strong smell of pepper.

16:25 Taikoo Shing

A citizen who lived in Taikoo City for more than 30 years was issued a summons by the police. He pointed out that he had entered the mall at the time, but at that time the police entered the mall and issued leaflets to him. Restrict the freedom of the public.

16:20 New Century Plaza

 A group of riot police officers entered the mall to disperse the gathered people. They warned those present who called the slogans that they would be charged if they had violated the restriction.

A citizen who reported living in Taikoo City for more than 30 years was issued a summons by a police officer. He pointed out that he himself entered the mall at the time, but the police entered the mall and issued a summons to him. (Photo by Lu Yiming)

16:15 Harbour City

A large number of riot police officers entered the shopping mall of Harbour City, accused the people gathered at the scene of violating the restriction order and demanded that they immediately disperse. The police officer said that because someone had received a report to gather in the shopping mall, they had to go inside to disperse, and that the offender would be charged. They then pulled up the cordon in the mall.

16:15 Big Ancient City

A member of the public said that a family of three went to Tai Koo Shing shopping mall today to celebrate Mother's Day, but the police claimed that they violated the "restriction order" and issued a ticket. He did not understand. The citizen Mr. Wu said that he had always abided by the law in the past and had never tried littering.

16:10 New Century Plaza

Shopping malls rang out, saying that government regulations prohibited crowds from gathering in public places, that people on the scene might violate the law, and called on citizens to maintain appropriate social distances.

16:05 Harbour City

A group of riot police officers approached outside the mall. The police accused of receiving a report that someone in the mall violated the restriction order and warned the people on the scene to leave the scene as soon as possible. About five minutes later, the police officers retreated to the location of the Star Ferry Pier and no law enforcement action was taken.

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15:58 Taikoo City 

The police officer patrolled the Taikoo Shing and accused the gathering person of violating the restriction order, warning that a summons will be issued to the person present, and the gathering person accused the police officer, and a police officer surrounded a gathering sergeant who was filming, saying: "Oh It ’s loud, it ’s useless for more than ten years. ”The atmosphere was tense.

A man in black was intercepted by a police officer and issued a summons to him.

15:47 Times Square

The number of people gathered at the scene increased to more than 100. Demonstrators shouted a lot of anti-amendments and slogans against the police. Some parents continued to bring children and young children to stop and observe.

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15:44 Another City

Someone in the shopping mall of another city called "Recover Hong Kong", that is, more than a dozen people responded to the "era revolution". About 20 people gathered at the scene. Security guards were stationed at the scene, but no action was seen.

15:43 Taikoo City

The policeman who was on guard outside Taikoo entered the Taikoo City again and demanded the gathering of slogans to disperse. They then patrolled the mall.

15:41 Harbour City

A fire alarm sounded in a shopping mall in Harbour City, and a group of firefighters arrived to investigate, and the bell stopped thereafter.

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15:33 Taikoo Shing

There are not too many demonstrators gathering in the Taikoo City Mall, but people still yell slogans from time to time. On some floors of the mall, near the railing, "Happy Mother's Day" flower pots are placed, which seems to prevent people from gathering near the railing to call slogans.

15:27 Harbour City

More than 100 people sang "May the Glory Return to Hong Kong", many people held up the anti-modification gestures, chanted the slogan "Five Major Appeals, One is Indispensable", and some people waved the banner of "Recover Hong Kong, Revolution of the Times".

15:15 Kwun Tong

More than 100 APM people gathered on the railings of every floor of the mall, and everyone sang "May the glory return to Hong Kong", and chanted "Hong Kong's independence, the only way out" and other slogans. There was "Crying City" published by the public to prepare the Ta Kung Pao. "Protest", said "Do not know how to do it (demonstrators)!"

15:14 Taikoo City

More than a hundred police officers arrived to reinforce the scene and entered the mall to disperse the demonstrators. The police officer at the scene accused the report that someone had gathered and began to enter the mall. The police officer then asked the people gathered in the mall to disperse, and then withdrew outside the mall to guard. Zhao Jiaxian, deputy chairman of the Eastern District Council, pointed out that the current police operation was more reasonable than the last dispersal operation in Tai Koo Shing, but regrettably that after the police entered the shop, some shops closed and affected the public ’s desire to spend on Mother ’s Day.

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15:05 Causeway Bay

At Times Square in Causeway Bay, about 40 people stopped at the glass fence of the atrium, but no one started singing, and some stopped to discuss the situation. By 3:05, a small number of people started to sing anti-modification songs on their own, and screamed slogans after singing.

15:04 In Taikoo City, 
dozens of gathered people shouted the anti-repair slogan, and the shops were not affected, as usual. The shopping mall uses a broadcasting system to play recordings to remind people to gather or violate the order.

15:00 District

At 3 pm, in many shopping malls in Hong Kong, demonstrators gathered and shouted slogans. Among them, in Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, the police entered the mall and once attempted to enter the mall to disperse the demonstrators. 

14:50 Tsim Sha Tsui

Some people gathered in Harbour City, demonstrators shouted anti-revision slogans

14:43 Taikoo Shing

At about 1pm, Taikoo City staff and security guards began to guard. The iron fence with the cover of Tie Ma Wai facing the atrium and potted plants were placed to reduce the space for gathering people "with you Sing". As of 2:30 pm, the staff inserted the words "Happy Mother's Day" and "Happy Mother's Day" on the pots.

14:35 Causeway Bay

A small number of employees gathered in the atrium of the Times Square mall, and only about 10 people on all levels of the mall stood near the railing.

14:12 Tsim Sha Tsui

A man was arrested in a police car after being searched at Star Ferry Pier in Tsim Sha Tsui. It is unknown what the man committed.

14:10 Tsim Sha Tsui

Many people in Harbour City are shopping, but no security has been strengthened. The police mainly intercepted citizens on Canton Road and the pier outside the shopping mall.

14:06 Tsim Sha Tsui 

The police and the Star Ferry Pier in Tsim Sha Tsui pulled up the cordon, pointing out that the citizens at the scene violated the restriction order and demanded that the citizens leave immediately, but there were no demonstrators calling slogans at the scene.

14:00 Kwun Tong

The APM mall is still calm for the time being, and there are plenty of people shopping and shopping. There is a riot police patrol outside Yumin Square, and there are riot police guards on both sides of the pedestrian bridge connecting the shopping malls. There is one every ten steps.

13:45 Tsim Sha Tsui

Police outside the Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui, from time to time, intercept the passing citizens.

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staff of the Taikoo City Mall began to enclose the fence with iron horses and arrange them with vases to prevent the public from gathering and singing.

13:30 Another City : No one has gathered in the mall. All shops including Starsbuck and Thousand Tael are open as usual. However, security guards wearing yellow vests are stationed at each entrance of the mall and on each floor of the mall.

13:30 Mong Kok

Police cars are on guard outside Langham Place, at the junction of Nathan Road and Argyle Street, and outside Mong Kok East Station. Several riot police officers got off the vehicle and inspected outside Langham Place. People in New World Plaza in Mong Kok walked as usual.

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There were no gatherings at Taikoo Shing , but people who were spending at the mall. Other mall staff began to put on reflective clothing and posted notices at the mall to remind citizens that the restriction of the order was in force. Those who violated the regulations may be illegal.

1325 Tsim Sha Tsui

Dozens of riot police have been stationed outside the Salisbury Garden and Space Museum. When the reporter went to the clock tower along the road, he had not put on the reporter's reflective clothing. During the period, the police twice intercepted the ID card and searched. A police officer pointed out that the black Decathlon backpack used by the reporter was suspicious and believed that the reporter's eyes flickered and the investigation was intercepted. However, the reporter was concentrating on using the phone.

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