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In the 11th month of the 8.31 incident, the citizens presented flowers and stickers outside the Prince Edward Station to announce that at least 3 people in plainclothes police uniforms

2020-07-31T16:04:22.098Z


At Prince Edward Station on August 31 last year, the Speed ​​Dragon Squad and the riot police entered the station platform and cars to disperse, and waved sticks and sprayed peppers at the people in the cars. For many months afterwards, netizens gathered at Prince Edward Station at the end of each month. And offering flowers. Today is the 11th month of the Prince Edward Station incident. A number of riot police officers and media liaison team members are stationed outside Prince Edward Station. Some members of the public placed flowers on the pavement on Nathan Road opposite the police station. The police officers intercepted at least three middle-aged women and issued a ticket to restrict gatherings. One person was taken on a minibus and left. At night, outside the C2 exit of Prince Edward Station, someone posted flowers and literature on the wall, and the plainclothes police officers suddenly uniformed at least three people and took them away. In addition, the police also arrested two men in Mong Kok, including an online media reporter who was arrested for carrying a military gas mask; another man was arrested for possession of weapons such as sabers and jackknifes.


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Written by: Lu Jiayu and Wang Yiyang

2020-07-31 20:23

The last update date: 2020-07-31 22:39

At Prince Edward Station on August 31 last year, the Speed ​​Dragon Squad and the riot police entered the station platform and cars to disperse, and waved sticks and sprayed peppers at the people in the cars. For many months afterwards, netizens gathered at Prince Edward Station at the end of each month. And offering flowers. Today is the 11th month of the Prince Edward Station incident. A number of riot police officers and media liaison team members are stationed outside Prince Edward Station. Some members of the public placed flowers on the pavement on Nathan Road opposite the police station. The police officers intercepted at least three middle-aged women and issued a ticket to restrict gatherings. One person was taken on a minibus and left. At night, outside the C2 exit of Prince Edward Station, someone posted flowers and literature on the wall, and the plainclothes police officers suddenly uniformed at least three people and took them away.

In addition, the police also arrested two men in Mong Kok, including an online media reporter who was arrested for wearing a military gas mask; another man was arrested for possession of weapons such as sabers and jackknifes.

The plainclothes officer suddenly took away one man and two women in uniform. (Photo by Wang Yiyang)

Police officers took the three people into Prince Edward Station. (Photo by Wang Yiyang)

At 8 o'clock in the evening, some citizens placed flowers on the ground and posted them on the wall outside Exit B2 of Prince Edward Station. Others also posted papers on the wall. A number of uniformed police officers walked out of the Mong Kok Police Station and passed through Exit C1 to Exit B2. Then some police officers rushed out towards Sai Yeung Choi South Street towards Tsim Sha Tsui. It was suspected that plainclothes police officers suddenly uniformed at least one man and two women on the ground , And bring it into Prince Edward Station. The flowers and propaganda at the scene were also removed.

When investigating near the B2 exit of Prince Edward Station, police officers discovered that the exit wall was sprayed with black paint "Recover Hong Kong Revolution". A large number of police officers arrived at the scene and pulled a cordon to investigate.

Riot police officers are stationed outside the C1 exit of Prince Edward Station. (Photo by Wang Yiyang)

There was heavy rain outside the Prince Edward Station in the evening, and there were no gatherings. (Photo by Wang Yiyang)

Net media reporter arrested with gas mask

At 6 o'clock in the evening, a male reporter from the online media "Real Time News" was intercepted by police officers in Mong Kok and arrested for wearing a military gas mask. According to a post on the "Real-time News" Facebook page, the reporter was arrested for having a military "pig mouth" and was taken into a police car.

The police Facebook page stated that the police intercepted and searched a man during patrols near Nathan Road and Soy Street in Mong Kok at about 6 pm, and found a gas mask on his body. The 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of violating the Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations, Chapter 60G of the Laws of Hong Kong. The police reminded that gas masks are classified as strategic commodities on the control list under the Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations. No one is allowed to import or export related commodities unless it is based on and in accordance with the import or export license issued by the Director of Trade and Industry. .

In addition, at about 7 p.m., during patrols near Nathan Road and Shantung Street in Mong Kok, the police found a man who was acting suspiciously and stepped forward to intercept and search. They found that he was hiding a 22 cm saber, a 15 cm pocket knife, and a pocket knife in his pocket. A universal knife and an Octopus belonging to another person were arrested for "possession of offensive weapons" and "theft". At about 7:40 p.m., officers from the Mong Kok Police District Task Force issued fixed penalty tickets to three women aged between 50 and 70 off No. 757 Nathan Road, Mong Kok, suspected of violating the "Prevention and Control of Diseases (Prohibited Groups) Group Assembly) Regulations (Chapter 599G).

The police found a gas mask on the man. (Police Facebook picture)

8.31 Conflict at Prince Edward Station

Source: hk1

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