Political situation
Written by: Liu Jinhua
2020-06-12 21:27
Last update date: 2020-06-12 21:27Today is the first anniversary of the 6.12 siege of the Legislative Council. There are exhibitions of anti-amendment incidents in many districts in Hong Kong, attracting many people to gather.
At about 8:30 pm, the police raised a blue flag at East Point Road, Causeway Bay, asking people not to gather. Xu Zhifeng, a member of the Democratic Legislative Council present, called out to the police for restraint. During the period, the police officers were taken to the blockade to search and interrogate. Xu was released once, saying that the police had violently twisted his wrist and made insults. Later, Xu was formally arrested by the police, and his hands were tied up with ropes.
Xu Zhifeng explained to the reporter that during the incident, a police officer approached him, saying that he was formally arrested. Afterwards, Xu Zhifeng was tied up with his hands and sat on the ground floor of Kimberly-Clark shopping mall. (Photo by Zhai Ruimin)
Causeway Bay is one of the areas where anti-amendment incident exhibitions are held. At 8:15 pm, police officers raised blue flags outside the Swan Kwong Department Store in Causeway Bay several times to warn people to leave and pulled up the cordon. Afterwards, the police uniformed at least one person outside Zuoguang Department Store and then proceeded on East Point Road. At least two people outside the World Trade Center caused dissatisfaction among the people present and accused the police officers. The nearby shopping mall immediately closed.
At 8:35, the police raised the blue flag again on the East Point Road towards the World Trade Center. Xu Zhifeng, a member of the Democratic Legislative Council, loudly appealed to police officers not to provoke public sentiment and remain calm and restrained. The police warned him not to provoke public sentiment at the scene. But Xu continued to use the loud voice to appeal to the police. Afterwards, Xu Zhifeng was taken to the police cordon by the riot police, and was searched and interrogated in the back lane of Kimberly Plaza for about 5 minutes before being released.
After being released, Xu Zhifeng explained the situation to the media. Xu pointed out that he had just performed his duties as a parliamentarian and handled complaints from the public. He claimed that the police demanded the confiscation of his loudspeaker. While Xu Zhifeng explained to reporters the incident, a police officer approached him and said that he was formally arrested. Afterwards, Xu Zhifeng was tied up with his hands and sat on the ground floor of Kimberly-Clark shopping mall.
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