Burst
Written by: Lu Jiayu, Chen Haoran, Yu Ruijing
2020-08-15 17:12
Last update date: 2020-08-15 23:43In the anti-fugitive law revision campaign last year, the demonstrator Liang Lingjie fell to his death in Pacific Place in Admiralty on the evening of June 15. Netizens initiated mourning activities in Pacific Place for many months. Today (15th) is 14 months after Liang Lingjie's death, some netizens initiated a prayer and memorial service in the mall atrium. At 5 pm, David, a demonstrator wearing a blue jacket and often attending events such as "Lunch with You", raised the "May 1" hand sign and shouted slogans in the atrium, and then walked to another man in black. The flower trough outside the mall, holding flowers in silence. The uniformed police officers stood on guard outside the mall, and then pulled up a cordon to intercept the two and another elderly lady. The three were issued two restricted gathering orders within about 10 minutes. Among them, David and the lady again Was taken to the police car and left.
The police said that from about 5 pm this afternoon, people gathered around a shopping mall on Queensway and chanted slogans. The police issued warnings to the assembled crowd, but some people still refused to follow the police's instructions to leave. The police then took enforcement actions. During the operation, officers issued fixed penalty notices to 5 men and 2 women aged between 12 and 62. They were suspected of violating the Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition of Group Gathering) Regulations (Chapter 599G). One of them The 17-year-old boy and a 62-year-old woman refused to leave after repeated warnings. They were then arrested. They are now being detained for investigation.
Police officers intercepted about 10 people in the mall, including online media. (Photo by Chen Haoran)
[19:00] Some people were intercepted and released after being intercepted. One man and one woman were taken into a police car by police officers. One of them was wearing a press card. The other two first-aiders with first-aid equipment on their bodies were issued a police order to restrict the gathering. One of the first responders said that he was only preparing to leave at the time, and there were no more than two people.
[18:50] Police officers entered Pacific Place, pulled up a cordon to intercept about 10 people, including online media, and asked reporters present to show their press cards.
Police officers pulled up the cordon to intercept 3 people. (Photo by Yu Ruijing)
David later stated that he had not gathered more than two people, believing that the police voted unreasonable, and that he would continue to stay. About 10 minutes after being released, the three people continued to chant slogans at the scene. The police officers opened microphones to warn them that they had violated the gathering restriction order and asked them to leave otherwise they would be issued another gathering restriction order. The three persons did not leave, and the police officers immediately pulled in again. Blocked lines and vote control. During the period, the black-clothed man chanted slogans such as "Hong Kong Independence" and "National Self-Strengthening", but was accused by police officers of the possibility of violating the "Hong Kong National Security Law" and warned to stop. The man stated that he was only "speaking" without acting, and would not subvert the country and violate the "Minato National Security Law."
At about 6 pm, David and the older lady were again taken by the police to the cordon for interception. During this time, the lady claimed that the police alleged that she would arrest her. David also called out "Police over arrest", and the two were taken immediately. Get in the police car and leave. The establishment of the stone house nicknamed "Da Bo Man" later arrived at the scene and raised his mobile phone to take pictures of the people at the scene, which aroused criticism from the public. Police officers separated the house and took the stone house into the mall and left.
On June 15 last year, the 35-year-old Liang Lingjie was wearing a yellow raincoat with an anti-amendment banner beside him at the critical station of Pacific Place in Admiralty. He fell and died from his injuries.
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