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On the sixth anniversary of the Umbrella Movement, police enter Pacific Place and pull cordon to intercept more than a dozen people

2020-09-28T12:47:50.669Z


Today (28th) is the 6th anniversary of the Umbrella Movement. Someone launched the "Sixth Anniversary of Umbrella Movement and Shop&Play" online, calling on the masses to hold a commemorative event at Pacific Place in Admiralty at 6:30 pm. By 7 pm, about dozens of people gathered in Pacific Place and chanted slogans and broadcasted "May the glory return to Hong Kong". A large number of police officers entered Pacific Place and pulled up a cordon to intercept and search dozens of people, including reporters, but No one was voted against. At about 8 pm, the police left Pacific Place and the crowd dispersed.


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Written by: Chen Kangzhi and Chen Haoran

2020-09-28 18:56

Last update date: 2020-09-28 20:37

Today (28th) is the 6th anniversary of the Umbrella Movement. Someone launched the "Sixth Anniversary of Umbrella Movement and Shop&Play" online, calling on the masses to hold a commemorative event at Pacific Place in Admiralty at 6:30 pm.

By 7 pm, about dozens of people gathered in Pacific Place and chanted slogans and broadcasted "May the glory return to Hong Kong". A large number of police officers entered Pacific Place and pulled up a cordon to intercept and search dozens of people, including reporters, but No one was voted against.

At about 8 pm, the police left Pacific Place and the crowd dispersed.

At about 7.30pm, the police entered Pacific Place to intercept and search more than a dozen people.

(Photo by Zheng Zifeng)

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[20:28] The police officers left Pacific Place, and most of the crowd had dispersed. The atmosphere on the scene returned to calm.



[19:56] Police officers took away a suspected underage boy.

"Lunch brother" David claimed that a middle-aged lady was taken away by the police for not carrying her ID card.



[19:37] A large number of police officers entered Pacific Place and pulled the cordon, asking some reporters to show their press cards.

"Lunch brother" David and more than a dozen people were stopped and searched.

A citizen was intercepted and asked the police officer to show the police number. The two sides quarreled, and the citizen finally left at the request of the police officer.



[18:57] Crowds gathered in Pacific Place and chanted slogans. Someone broadcasted "May the Glory Return to Hong Kong".

A large number of police officers are on guard outside Pacific Place.

At about 7 pm, a large number of police officers were on guard outside Pacific Place.

(Photo by Zheng Zifeng)

Nearly 7 o'clock in the evening, people began to gather and shout slogans.

(Photo by Chen Haoran)

Last year (28th) was the fifth anniversary of the Umbrella Movement. Some citizens initiated a rally "Revolt against Authorities and Meet Dawn" in Tamar Park, Admiralty at 7pm.

After the rally ended peacefully, hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Chief Executive's Office. During the period, some people threw sundries at the police officers. The police dispatched water cannon trucks and fired several tear gas cannons to disperse the crowd.

The demonstrators dispersed at about 9 pm.

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