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Written by: Ling Yide
2020-09-01 02:08
Last update date: 2020-09-01 06:37
Yesterday, on the first anniversary of the August 31 incident at Prince Edward Station, a stalemate between the police and civilians once again appeared in the area outside the station under the severe epidemic.
Starting in the evening, many people showed up to put flowers, chanted slogans, and burned clothes; the police once held up the purple flag and pepper ball gun.
As of 11 pm, the police stated that at least 14 people were arrested and 37 people were charged for violating the epidemic order.
At 10 o'clock in the evening, the situation became chaotic. A man on Argyle Street suspected that he was dissatisfied that his pregnant wife was hit by police officers and yelled at him. A riot police came forward and arrested his wife. The neck pulled to the police position.
Some citizens screamed "I have a big belly!" and tried to hold him, the police immediately applied pepper spray, and many people "medium pepper".
The pregnant woman fell to the ground holding her abdomen crying and needed to be sent to hospital.
It is understood that the husband was arrested for "misconduct in a public place."
In response to the first anniversary of 8.31, the police deployed defenses in Mong Kok and Prince Edward.
Starting at 5:30 in the evening, the police intercepted many people outside Prince Edward Station and took away a 10-year-old boy.
Yau Tsim Mong District Councillors Yu Tak Po and Lam Siu-bin then placed cardboard boxes outside the station to collect flowers from the public.
A black-clothed man with a white flower in his hand once chanted the slogan "Hong Kong people revolt", but because of the repeated fall of his mask, he was asked to wear the mask and was taken into the cordon. There was also a young man at the Mong Kok Police Station. The pedestrians on Nathan Road outside burned their clothes and plain clothes stepped forward to persuade them to leave, but they did not stop.
After nightfall, people gathered outside Prince Edward Station and around Mong Kok. In addition to many people shouting slogans, making May Day gestures and placing flowers outside the station, there were also vehicles humming their horns. Starting at 7 pm, the situation in Mong Kok was more Nervous. Someone off Citibank suspected a conflict with the police. The police raised the blue flag and the purple flag. Afterwards, a number of riot police boarded the Mong Kok Road flyover. At about 9:30, there was an upstairs hair salon on Sai Yeung Choi South Street. He raised the mirror to the police officers on the road. The riot police once held up the pepper ball gun and pointed it at the people in the hair salon.
At about 10 pm, there was chaos in Mong Kok.
Some media filmed a couple standing on a safety island in Argyle Street. The man suspected that he was dissatisfied with the police officer who ran across the road and bumped into the pregnant wife of his companion. He yelled at the police officer and arrested him. His wife was pulled down by police officers, and was pulled to the police position with her hands around her shoulders and neck.
Upon seeing this, a citizen immediately screamed: "There is a BB! There is a big belly!" and tried to hold him, the police immediately used pepper spray, many people "medium pepper", and a female policeman also had to wash his eyes.
The pregnant woman fell to the ground holding her belly and wept bitterly, and was sent to the hospital with her husband.
It is reported that the husband was arrested on suspicion of "misconduct in a public place."
As of midnight today, the crowds around the scene began to disperse and calm down.
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The police accounted for the case of a pregnant woman falling to the ground on Facebook, saying that during the arrest of a man, the police officers pulled away the woman next to him and used pepper spray in response to the situation at the scene. She was later found to be a pregnant woman and felt Feeling unwell, he was sent to Guanghua Hospital afterwards.
The police stated that they are very concerned about the impact of pregnant women in the chaotic demonstration scene, express their condolences to the pregnant women, and have sent personnel to accompany the person and his family to the hospital, hoping to provide all appropriate assistance.
During the entire night, many people were arrested or charged for violating the epidemic order.
As of 11pm, the police alleged that at least 14 people had been arrested, including 9 men and 5 women (16 to 60 years old), suspected of "illegal assembly", "disruption of order in public places" and "assault on police."
In addition, 37 people were voted on suspicion of violating the Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition of Group Gathering) Regulations, the Prevention and Control of Diseases (Wearing Masks) Regulations, and the Fixed Penalty (Public Places Cleanliness and Obstruction) Regulations. control.
The police once raised the pepper ball gun.
(Photo by Ou Jiale)
A boy was taken away by the police.
(Photo by Zhou Jingwen)
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