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Author: Ling Yide
2020-06-12 22:36
Date of last update: 2020-06-12 23:03On June 12, last year, anti-reliance demonstrators seized Xia Ying Road and Long He Road, and the police put down tear gas, bag bullets, rubber bullets and sponge bombs to suppress them. Today is the first anniversary of 6.12. The private gathering team placed a street station on the pedestrian roads in various districts. Some netizens also initiated flowering in various districts, calling on the masses to gather in a chorus. In the evening, the police deployed a large number of police stations or patrols in various districts and intercepted passers-by. Stepping into the event time, the police quickly intervened, raised the blue flag to warn and disperse, and enclosed the footpath with ropes to prevent people from blocking the road. More than 100 people were intercepted in Mong Kok and Causeway Bay respectively.
Many people from various districts also gathered in shopping malls or vacant lots. Due to the low risk of traffic jams, the police are only alerting at the entrances and nearby areas, and have not seen much intervention.
As of 10 o'clock in the evening, the police arrested a total of 35 people, suspected of hurting people, participating in illegal assembly, participating in unauthorized assembly, misconduct in public places, and possession of offensive weapons.
On June 12, 2020, many people in Causeway Bay were intercepted. (Photo by Li Zetong)
The folk rally team launched a "flowering everywhere, community exhibition" event at 8 pm to urge the public to sing and sing in locations throughout Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories, including Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay, Langham Place in Mong Kok, Nathan Road and Cameron Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. In addition, at the same time, some netizens also launched the "6.12. Rekindling. Chorus" activity, with shopping centers in various districts as gathering places.
Before the start of the event, riot police officers stationed and patrolled near the event site and intercepted the passing citizens. Near the event time, some uniformed police officers broadcast ahead of time to remind them not to stay during the "restriction order". Among them, about 20 uniformed police officers erected loudspeakers outside the SOGO department store in Causeway Bay to broadcast police appeals. Stay healthy.
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At 8pm, more than 100 people gathered at Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay, Langham Place in Mong Kok, Nathan Road and Cameron Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, and Tai Po Plaza. Within a few minutes, the police quickly intervened, opened the microphone and lifted the blue flag to disperse, and pulled up the blockade line to intercept the people who had not left and prevent the people from going out of the road. Over 100 people were intercepted in Mong Kok and Causeway Bay, many of whom were arrested, including Legislative Council Member Xu Zhifeng and Southern District Councillor Peng Zhuoqi. The police then guarded on the road, including Langham Place off Portland Street, and Sogo Department Store off East Point Road. They also pushed to disperse the gatherers and subdued the people on the ground.
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Observations in various districts have shown that if the location of the activity is a shopping mall or an indoor place, the risk of road blockage is low, and the police will be alert near the entrance or the shopping mall without excessive intervention. Among them, dozens of people gathered at the Lennon Wall on the ground floor of Yuen Long West Railway Station. After they sang, the riot police immediately pulled up the cordon, warned those present at the violation of the restraint order, and charged multiple people, including the Yuen Long District Council Chairman Huang Weixian. When the crowd retreated to Yuen Long Station, the police intercepted the entrance and exit and charged three people, but no further dispersal.
Over 100 demonstrators gathered and called for slogans in the atrium of the New City Plaza in Shatian, the New Century Plaza in Mong Kok, and the open space of Wong Tai Sin Plaza. About 50 riot police officers and several media liaison team officers were on alert at Sha Tin Station. Some police officers held pepper ball guns and intercepted passers-by, but did not enter the mall to disperse. There were plainclothes police officers inspecting the situation in the mall. There are also uniformed police officers stationed outside the Wong Tai Sin Square, without any law enforcement action.
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