Burst
Author: Ling Yide
2020-05-24 16:03
Date of last update: 2020-05-24 16:29Netizens launched the "5.24 Anti-Evil Song Law Parade" parade, which eventually turned into a conflict between the police and the public. Police said that at about 2:30 in the afternoon, a large number of thugs in Causeway Bay crossed the road fence and broke into the lane of Gloucester Road to block the road with debris.
At least 40 men and women were arrested on suspicion of participating in illegal assembly. It is understood that the group of demonstrators walked out of the Gloucester Road at the World Trade Center at that time, blocked the road with debris such as rubber horses, and then fled towards the waterfront. The riot police immediately arrived at the scene to clean up. The demonstrators fled to the waterfront of Hong Kong Yacht Club on Hung Hing Road. They had no way to escape and were speculated by the police. They were arrested on the spot.
In addition, the police also arrested about 80 people outside Sogo Department Store, also suspected of illegal assembly. So far, the police have arrested about 120 people in the procession on Hong Kong Island today.
[5.24 Parade] Demonstrators were arrested outside the Hong Kong Yacht Club. (Online pictures)
The police warned the mob not to think that they could escape the law net after breaking the law, emphasizing that the police must do their utmost to enforce the law and bring all the people involved to justice.
Hong Kong version of the National Security Law