Hong Kong version of the National Security Law ｜ Three thousand anti-riot police dispatched to speed up and slow down multiple defenses to break up demonstrators

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Written by: Chen Qianting

2020-05-24 16:08

Some netizens launched a march and marched from Causeway Bay to Central starting at 1pm today (24th). During this period, demonstrators blocked the road. The police immediately fired the first tear gas at about 1:30 pm. As of 3:30 pm, the police arrested 40 persons suspected of participating in illegal assembly.

It is reported that the police dispatched 3,000 riot police officers today to respond to the march. In the afternoon alone, some 2,000 people have been deployed in the area around Causeway Bay and Wan Chai, hoping to disperse the demonstrators quickly and slowly.

From 1 p.m., demonstrators rushed out of the road and tried to move from Causeway Bay to Wan Chai. They once blocked roads with debris on Gloucester Road and Hennessy Road. However, each anti-riot police quickly appeared and dispersed immediately. For example, demonstrators threw debris to fire tear gas and pepper ball guns to disperse. At the same time, they launched water gun vehicles and armored vehicles. In addition, the police completely closed the road from Wan Chai to Admiralty to prevent demonstrators from attacking the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council.

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The police made it clear last night (23rd) that they noticed that someone called for unauthorized assembly and would deploy enough police force to quickly and decisively enforce the law. It is reported that the police dispatched as many as 3,000 riot police to respond to the march. Among them, about 2,000 people were deployed in the area around Causeway Bay and Wan Chai in the afternoon.

The demonstrators originally planned to march from Causeway Bay to Southorn Stadium in Wan Chai. The police had pre-defense at multiple intersections of Hennessy Road. The public had been intercepted before the procession began. Demonstrators then followed in Gloucester Road, Johnston Road, Causeway Bay, Hennessy Road, Lockhart Road and other places blocked the road with water horses, bricks and debris. Some people once destroyed traffic lights and others set fire to debris.

However, the riot police often arrived at the scene quickly, using tear gas, pepper ball guns, etc. to disperse the demonstrators on the spot, so as to speed up and slow down the strategy to break up the demonstrators as soon as possible to avoid demonstrators gathering. This deployment also cooperated with the water gun and armored vehicles to move quickly between Causeway Bay and Wan Chai.

In addition, the police closed many roads after the start of the parade. For example, the police chief set up a defense line to prevent the crossing of Queensway. The road to the Admiralty Legislative Council and the Chief Executive is also prohibited. At the same time, it is also sent at multiple intersections of Hennessy Road. The police stationed and called on the public to leave.

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