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Written by: Huang Yongyu McCain
2020-06-12 17:31
Date of last update: 2020-06-12 19:07Chief Executive Lin Zhengyue’s government decided to submit the revised draft of the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance to the Legislative Council for second reading after a large number of citizens marched on the street on June 9 last year (People’s Liberation Front announced 1.03 million people and the police said that the peak period was 240,000 people). As a result, a large-scale conflict between the police and the people outside the Legislative Council was triggered on June 12th, making the anti-amendment cases unstoppable.
Today is the first anniversary of 6.12. Some netizens called on the public to gather in multiple districts tonight. The police issued a warning in the afternoon that the participants may violate the "restriction order" or violate the "Participation of Unauthorized Assemblies" under the "Public Security Ordinance". Once convicted, they can be sentenced to a maximum of 5 years in prison, reiterating that they will enforce the law decisively.
A student organization set up a street station outside Langham Place to display photos of anti-revision laws in the past year. (Photo by Liang Pengwei)
[18:57] Mong Kok: The police urged those present to refrain from blocking the passage. There was a dispute between the two sides.
[18:55] Wan Chai: There are only a few passers-by gathering at the junction of Johnston Road and Wan Chai Road. The police sent several blue police officers to stand guard at the nearby street junctions.
[18:53] Mong Kok: Someone shouted "Recovering the Revolution of Hong Kong Times" and the slogan of Hong Kong independence outside Langham Place.
[18:50] Mong Kok: There will be a street station at 8 pm on the pedestrian bridge of Laoye Street. At least one team of riot police officers intercepted the youth wearing black clothes on the bridge.
[18:29] Former spokesperson Huang Ziyue and the student organization "Hong Kong Thought Stream" set up a street station outside Langham Place, showcasing a roll-out stand for the anti-revision movement in the past year. Street volunteers also distributed to passers-by Leaflet, some riot police officers used a mobile phone to record the situation of the street station. In addition, more than a dozen riot police officers were on guard outside Langham Place and intercepted some young people.
[15:15] The police said that participating in public activities would increase the risk of spreading the virus in the community, or violate the "restriction order" requirement, and also have the opportunity to violate the "crime of participation in unauthorized assembly" under the "Public Security Ordinance". Can be sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, appealing to the public not to participate in any unauthorized assembly, reiterating that they will not tolerate any illegal and violent behavior, and will decisively enforce the law in accordance with the circumstances of the scene, including arrest.
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