[Report of the Superintendent of Police] An article clearly sees the missed opportunities in the deployment of six key events

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Author: Lao Xianliang Kong Fanxu

2020-05-15 16:24

Anti-revision routine demonstrations broke out in Hong Kong since June last year. Almost a year later, the Supervisory Commission today (15th) issued the "About Large-scale Public Events and Related Police Actions Caused by the Draft Amendment to the" Fugitive Offenders Ordinance "from June 2019." 》 Thematic review report. The review report consists of 16 chapters, with a thousand pages in the Chinese version and 999 pages in the English version. One of the "five appeals" of the demonstrators, whether there should be an independent investigation committee, was not mentioned.

In the review report, several special days became independent chapters, including "6.12", "7.1", "7.21", "8.11" and "8.31" events. The Supervisory Committee pointed out that in the 6.12 CITIC Building, the police needed to review the strategy of continuously launching tear gas. The 7.1 Legislative Council Building was destroyed and the police ’s risk assessment was wrong, causing serious damage to the interior and facilities; 7.21 Yuen Long Station incident , The police repeatedly missed intelligence and clarification opportunities, which led to allegations of police collusion, but emphasized that the superintendent had a good reason to talk to the white man and pat his shoulders with good reason; 8.11 Kwai Fong Station and Taikoo Station, the police should examine the indoor launch of tear gas Guidelines, and the police also lack guidelines, following the manufacturer and international guidelines to prohibit police officers from shooting pepper guns over the shoulders of demonstrators; 8.31 Prince Edward incident, the police will agree to stop the station and use a special train to carry the arrested person, but the police The reaction was slow, and the rumor of "killing people" did not stop in time.

[Report of the Superintendent of Police] 6.12 CITIC Tower insurers stepping on people to urge the police to review the use of tear gas strategies

[Report of the Supervisory Commission] Four intelligences predict that the 7.21 Yuen Long incident warns that people in white gather for no change

[Report of the Superintendent of Police] agrees that the police 8.31 Feng Prince station responded slowly and could not stop the rumors that "someone died"

[IPCC report] Xinwuling is not suitable for temporary detention to seek medical treatment, and the records of interviews with lawyers are incomplete

[Report of the Superintendent of Police] An article clearly sees the missed opportunities in the deployment of six key events

▼ 6.9 Conflict after the parade ▼

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June 9, 2019: Conflict outside the Legislative Council Building

This is the first large-scale conflict between demonstrators and the police. The conflicts involved mainly collisions, which were relatively mild compared to subsequent incidents. In the incident, the police did not actively use force, but only responded to the violent acts by violent demonstrators.
The CAPO received 23 reportable complaints and 5 noticeable complaints.

The IPCC recommended that: review the flow of people and traffic management during the procession; communicate with the media to identify journalists; and discuss regulations for maintaining a safe distance from the media.

▼ 6.12 Admiralty conflict ▼

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June 12, 2019: CITIC Tower incident

A total of 27 reportable complaints and 33 reportable complaints were received regarding the June 12 incident.

As the demonstrators entered the CITIC Tower to evade and disperse, the story piece attracted a lot of public attention. Since the judicial review process involving this incident is still in progress, the Superintendent will determine whether the action taken by the police is appropriate.

The results of the inspection by the Supervisory Committee showed that although the police had cast tear gas, they also set up a blockade line to evacuate the demonstrators to evacuate to Xia Xing Road via Tim Mei Road. However, at the time, the scene heard multiple broadcasts by speakers near the entrance of the CITIC Building, prompting people on the scene to go to the Taitai for water, masks and salt water, and enter the CITIC Building to evade (according to the information obtained by the Supervisory Commission, the only public address system on the scene, It is the system used by the Civil Rights Front to host public meetings on that day).

The IPCC recommended that the use of tear gas in the CITIC Building should be reviewed, the evaluation before use and the period of continued use, and the possibility of alternative strategies; if it is deemed necessary to terminate the assembly of the notice of no objection, it should be discussed with the organizer and given Enough time and instructions to leave.

Police riot alleges

The Command and Control Center of the Police Headquarters declared the situation as riot at the front line at 3:30 pm, which seemed to make no difference to the frontline operations, because they had to judge their own use of force; the Commissioner of Police declared the riot to the public at 4.25 pm The public is concerned about whether all the participants will be considered as thugs. The Commissioner clarified on the 17th that the comments are only aimed at people involved in riots.

The IPCC recommended that the police should formulate clear guidelines and consider explaining to the public the purpose, criteria and procedures for declaring a situation as a riot. When declaring a riot, the purpose and reasons should be clearly stated to reduce public misunderstanding or speculation.

[Report of the Superintendent of Police] 6.12 CITIC Tower insurers stepping on people to urge the police to review the use of tear gas strategies

[Fugitive Offender Regulations] The middle-aged male in the CITIC Building remembers "a moment of life and death"

▼ 7.1 Impact on the Legislative Council ▼

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July 1, 2019: Destruction of the Legislative Council Complex

The police's strategy of arming in the Legislative Council Building that day did not work. It failed to ensure that the building was intact and caused serious damage to the interior and facilities. If the police have taken defensive measures to surround and protect the Legislative Council building, such as erection of stronger fences, it may be possible to prevent demonstrators from entering and wreaking havoc. In addition, the police can be spared from being accused of adopting an "empty city plan", so that demonstrators can wreak havoc and thus reverse public opinion. With regard to this allegation, some people may question the police ’s deliberate failure to implement the objectives set out in the relevant instructions of its “Operator Rover” (that is, to protect the Legislative Council Building) in exchange for an undetermined public opinion turn, and how can it benefit?

It is worth noting that no complaints have yet been received regarding the above-mentioned allegations, and the person making the allegations has not provided any evidence.

The IPCC considered that the police risk assessment was wrong and failed to achieve its primary goal of ensuring the integrity of the Legislative Council Building, and the police did not consider the weakness of the Legislative Council Building ’s Bamboo Club which could be easily broken into

The IPCC recommended that the management of the Force should review its ability to mobilize and allocate manpower to handle several large-scale public events at the same time; make timely assessments (including intelligence gathering) when violent demonstrations are likely to escalate, and identify possible The ability to target locations that are at risk; the effectiveness of the strategy of setting up defense lines inside the Legislative Council building rather than the periphery; protecting high-risk targets, and formulating common strategies to reduce conflicts.

[The impact of the Legislative Council] Lin Zheng: The government fully cooperates with the Civil Rights Organization of the Supervisory Commission to promote an independent investigation

[Legislative Council Impact] Liang Junyan: The Finance Committee agenda cannot be met in the next two weeks

[71 Parade] It takes time for the Legislative Council to be shocked after the shocked police officers stationed at the entrance and exit

▼ 7.21 White Man Attack at Yuen Long Station ▼

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July 21, 2019: Yuen Long incident

This incident attracted a large number of complaints. There were 53 complaints that must be reported and 19 complaints.

The incident also caused widespread public discussion and malicious vendetta messages on the Internet. The Superintendent of Police will find that the police do have inadequacies in the deployment and actions of the incident. This is the reason for the allegations of police collusion. The accusations from the Internet spread quickly, and the remarks of the police who called the police "black police" began to become a trend.

It should be noted that the condemnation of madness on the Internet has never been supported by any evidence. Serious allegations must have convincing evidence, but despite the party ’s best efforts to search for evidence on public platforms, it has failed. The Commissioner has publicly stated at the press conference that the allegations of police collusion are groundless. In fact, the police took a series of actions contrary to collusion, arresting multiple suspects who attacked the men in black on the evening of July 21. Obviously, there is no basis for tagging the hate speech of the entire police force as a "black police" on the Internet.

The IPCC has no statutory authority or ability to review allegations made by police officers and triads. Allegations can only be investigated by law enforcement agencies. However, the police did not act in a timely manner under certain circumstances on the same day, which indeed intensified the allegations of collusion between the police and the triad.

The IPCC believes that the mistake in the early morning of 7.21 lies in: the police did not collect and organize action intelligence in time to inform the police command and take early action; the police did not fully consider taking preventive measures to avoid possible riots; the police missed the opportunity to intervene ; Social media has failed to take immediate action to calm down speculation when the police ’s serious improper rumors have fermented; the 999 reporting system is inadequate, unable to cope with the disruption of people, and dealing with overload situations, which is a serious weakness; the police are operating in Nanbian During this period, a superintendent talked to the white man and patted his shoulders. The IPCC considered the superintendent to have a good reason to talk to the white man and instructed him to return to Nanbianwei. This is not a collusion between the two parties. Training.

The IPCC recommended: the police should review how to handle a number of major operations; review 7.21 strategies and deployment of police forces; review the police ’s media relations strategy; review strategies for handling online information and false accusations; review and correct the 999 console ’s response to overload Deficiencies.

▼ 8.11 Taikoo Station and Kwai Fong Station Conflict ▼

[721 Parade. Photo Gallery] People in white are making trouble in Yuen Long

[Night at Yuen Long] 45 people in white were injured in Yuen Long, suspected of ambushing protesters at West Rail Station

[Night at Yuen Long] The YOHO neighborhood in Yuen Long was frightened and called the police station for three hours: if you were surprised, you would not be out of the street

August 11, 2019: Kwai Fong and Taikoo Station Incident

The police should review the policy of using tear gas, especially when it is necessary to launch into the MTR station, or the target is a place that is neither completely sealed nor completely open. Regarding related incidents, at the moment when the MTR announced the clearing of the site, the Kwai Fong MTR station was only partially closed, and almost all the demonstrators put on gas masks. The use of tear gas at the time could indeed disperse violent demonstrators who did not want to leave the station, thereby avoiding physical confrontation and possible casualties.

In the Taikoo Station incident, pepper bombs should not be aimed or fired over the shoulders of demonstrators. Therefore, the party has made relevant recommendations. The IPCC also noted that the demonstrators used MTR lines to mobilize to different places, and even adopted urban guerrilla tactics to escape the pursuit. The incident required the police to review and formulate clearer law enforcement guidelines applicable to different operating situations and indoor public places, such as MTR stations.

In relation to the incidents at Kwai Fong and Taikoo Station, a total of four reportable complaints and five noticeable complaints were received.

The IPCC pointed out that the words "only for outdoor use. May cause fire alarm" are printed on the tear gas canister, and the manufacturer's product safety information states that "it can only be used outdoors or in a well-ventilated place." The primary safety measure during use seems to be that there is sufficient ventilation in the site environment. The use of tear gas at MTR stations may cause unnecessary impact on innocent people and the public. The police guidelines did not clearly specify how police officers should evaluate the use of tear gas in non-outdoor areas in urban areas.

Use force and fire pepper at close range at Taikoo Station

The IPCC stated that the police fired at the target person one to two meters in accordance with the manufacturer ’s safety guidelines, but according to international guidelines and manufacturer ’s information, they should avoid aiming at the head, face, eyes, throat, neck or spine, so police officers should not aim Demonstrators head; and the police lacked guidelines to prohibit firing above the shoulder.

The IPCC recommends: formulate clear guidelines on the circumstances under which actions should or should not be taken, strike a balance between the effectiveness of actions and protect the public, and communicate with passengers and nearby residents before taking action. The IPCC believes that Fang ’s management should strengthen the relevant regulations and guidelines for the use of tear gas in urban areas, especially in MTR stations and densely populated indoor areas.

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August 31, 2019: Prince Station Event

Regarding this incident, 1 complaint has been reported and 8 complaints have been notified. Just like the Yuen Long incident, the Prince Station incident was widely discussed by the public and triggered hate speech against the police.

Due to widespread media coverage, the use of force by the police against passengers in MTR trains has become a very familiar picture in the eyes of the public. But this video, which is frequently replayed, does not reflect all the facts. On the other hand, the news clip clearly showed that there were indeed demonstrators who changed clothes and dressed as ordinary passengers. In order to prevent the demonstrators from escaping, the police must close the station, many people were arrested in the operation, and some people were injured. Ambulance personnel were allowed to enter 14 to 16 minutes after arrival. In such a large-scale incident, the police and the Fire Services Department clearly needed better communication. Although no one provided any evidence, subsequent reports on the number of injured people led to a charge of murder by the police.

The IPCC believes that when the police entered the Prince ’s Station to take enforcement action, because the demonstrators had severely damaged the Mong Kok Station, some had already taken the MTR to the Prince ’s Station, and some had changed their clothes and dressed up as ordinary passengers. To stop the violence, the police ’s prompt enforcement action is necessary to restore order and law and order at the station.

Police and MTR close the entrance to Prince Edward Station

Effectively prevent many demonstrators dressed as ordinary passengers from leaving. This is a practical measure to prevent other demonstrators from entering Prince Edward Station, supporting arrested demonstrators, attacking the police and further damaging the station. Is a reasonable decision.

Police enforcement and arrest operations in Prince Edward Station

Police officers are required to make their own judgments and be responsible for their actions based on their knowledge and understanding of the police guidelines in the training. The IPCC expects that the police will review all incidents and will deal with any police officers who have not followed the guidelines and laws of the police.

Police requested to arrange a special train to Lai Chi Kok Station

The police have conducted a risk assessment beforehand. Previously, some demonstrators attempted to snatch the detainees. There were also 800 violent demonstrations gathered outside the Prince ’s Station; using the MTR to escort the arrested is obviously the fastest way. Arranging special trains is prudent and wise Decided, although this is one of the reasons for the accelerated spread of unconfirmed death rumors.

Communication between police and fire department

Ideally, the ambulance personnel were allowed to enter the station as soon as they arrived at the station. The police officer initially provided information that it was not correct that no one was injured in the station. Communication and coordination between the police and the fire department did not work.

Police handling rumors and speculation

Claiming to cover up the incident after the Prince ’s Station killed people is beyond ordinary proposition. The police, fire department, HA and MTR responded slowly; if the police dismissed at the initial stage, they may have the opportunity to stop the rumors from appearing online and future demonstrations .

The IPCC recommends: reviewing the law enforcement action strategies adopted by the police in MTR stations; coordinating with other departments; formulating plans to enhance public communication, enhancing the transparency of the police ’s work, and preventing unnecessary unfounded or malicious speculation and rumours; reviewing large-scale operations How to assist journalists.

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