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Mother's Day and you sing. Live │New city people scream slogans and riot police enter the shopping mall for investigation

2020-05-10T08:03:04.871Z


On Mother's Day (May 10), netizens called to "sing with you" in large shopping malls in various districts in the New Territories. Police on the Facebook page condemned netizens for inciting others to go to various malls on Mother's Day to disrupt social peace. The Shatin New Town Plaza, one of the target shopping malls, is located in the atrium where the two "Linnon Pillars" with Manchurian posters have been surrounded by the mall and posted a notice that the title deed prohibits the playing of musical instruments, sending leaflets and posting posters. Approved activities will require the relevant person to leave. [15﹕52] Nearly a hundred people gathered and called slogans at Tsuen Wan Plaza.


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Written by: Li Jingshan, Deng Yongzhong, Cai Zhengbang, Yu Ruijing, Chen Leilei, Wang Yiyang, Yang Wanting

2020-05-10 13:57

Last update date: 2020-05-10 15:54

On Mother's Day (May 10), netizens called to "sing with you" in large shopping malls in various districts in the New Territories. Police on the Facebook page condemned netizens for inciting others to go to various malls on Mother's Day to disrupt social peace. The Shatin New Town Plaza, one of the target shopping malls, is located in the atrium where the two "Linnon Pillars" with Manchurian posters have been surrounded by the mall and posted a notice that the title deed prohibits the playing of musical instruments, sending leaflets and posting posters. Approved activities will require the relevant person to leave.

[15﹕52] Nearly a hundred people gathered and called slogans at Tsuen Wan Plaza.

[1525] Yuen Long: Someone is playing a song in the mall, and posted stickers on the surrounding wall, and then a riot police officer entered the parking lot.

[1520] Shatian: The riot police entered the new city square, pulled up the blockade in the mall, and intercepted several people.
[1509] Yuen Long: There are also people gathering between the floors of Yoho Mall in Yuen Long. The mall broadcast called for the ban on multiple people in response to the epidemic.
[1509] Shatian: People in the New City Plaza gathered between the floors, shouting slogans and holding publicity papers.
[1423] Yuen Long: A security guard holds a card to remind the public to keep an appropriate distance.
[1420] Tai Po: Riot police officers arm around the shopping mall near the overpass.
[1410] Yoho Mall, Tai Po Super City and Sha Tin New Town Plaza are temporarily calm.

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Sha Tin New Town Plaza, located in the Atrium where two Manlian posts were posted in the past, was surrounded by iron bars in the mall, and posted a notice saying that the title deed prohibits unauthorized activities such as playing musical instruments, sending leaflets and posting posters. The relevant person leaves. (Photo by Deng Yongzhong)

For netizens calling for "sing with you" activities in shopping malls such as Sha Tin, Tuen Mun, Tai Po and Yuen Long, the police posted on a social page to severely condemn acts that incite others to undermine social peace, referring to Mother's Day as a day of universal celebration, which the citizens enjoy The joy of the world, "The criminals used different excuses to incite others to do wrong, destroy the festival atmosphere and endanger public safety, which is annoying." The police also stated that under the Prevention and Control of Diseases (Prohibition of Group Gathering) Regulations, Chapter 599G of the Laws of Hong Kong, from 8 to 21 May, group gatherings of more than 8 people are not allowed in any public place, It is illegal for anyone to participate in or organize the gathering of prohibited groups.

The police urge members of the public not to try the law by themselves, and the police will decisively enforce the law.

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Source: hk1

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