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Written by: Huang Diwen and Wang Yiyang
2020-10-31 19:55
Last update date: 2020-10-31 22:07
Tonight (31st) was 14 months after the 831 conflict at Prince Edward Station. Some citizens presented flowers outside Exit B of Prince Edward Station as before. District councillors were present to place cardboard boxes to collect flowers. A large number of police officers were on guard.
A man held a phone to broadcast the law enforcement situation of Athlon entering Prince Edward Station on August 31 last year. Police officers immediately pulled up an orange cordon to stop and search; by 8 pm, someone was charged for violating the gathering restriction order and there were demonstrations. The victim chanted insulting police slogans on Sai Yeung Choi South Street. The police raised the blue flag for a while and then arrested two men on suspicion of obstructing police officers from performing their duties and conducting disorderly conduct in public places. One of them was Yuen Long District Councillor Wu Kin Wai.
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Since 6 pm, a large number of police officers have been on guard at the junction of Prince Edward Road West and Nathan Road and are patrolling around.
They also enclosed the railings outside the Prince Edward Station with orange bands outside the station to prohibit citizens from approaching.
From 7 pm onwards, citizens began to lay flowers at Exit B of Prince Edward Station. District councillors showed up to collect bouquets by placing cardboard boxes and sending them to Shaling Cemetery tomorrow.
Police officers stopped and searched citizens from time to time, and repeatedly urged reporters to stay in the "interview area" set up by the police orange cordon.
In the meantime, someone was ticketed for violating the gathering restriction order; a man held a phone to broadcast the law enforcement situation on August 31 last year when Athlon entered Prince Edward Station. The police officers immediately pulled up the orange cordon to stop and search.
In addition, Mong Kok North District Councillor Siu Tak-kin put up pumpkin decorations to celebrate Halloween in the former Lei Shengchun location, and appealed to the public to pay attention to the 12 Hong Kong residents incident, during which police officers came to the scene to persuade them to put decorations on the roadside to avoid obstructing pedestrians .
By 8 p.m., some demonstrators chanted insulting police slogans on Sai Yeung Choi South Street. A large number of police officers suddenly ran in an attempt to hunt down the demonstrators. Later, they raised the blue flag to warn the protesters that the assembly or procession was illegal and demanded to disperse. Otherwise, force may be used.
A man was taken to a back alley by police officers to intercept and search, and then he was locked and taken away. Yuen Long District Councillor Wu Kin-wai argued with the police. The police advised him to leave several times. Wu Kin-wai retorted that he was just standing on the street. He was later taken away for improper conduct in public places.
Assistant Wu Jianwei said on Facebook that Wu Jianwei was arrested when he went to Prince Edward to monitor police operations and is now informing his private lawyer.
The police stated on Facebook that people gathered and clamored in Mong Kok at night, suspected of violating related crimes of unauthorized assembly under the Public Order Ordinance and prohibited groups under the Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition of Group Gathering) Regulations The police issued multiple warnings at the scene for related crimes gathered by the group.
Near the junction of Sai Yeung Choi Street and Prince Edward Road West, two men were arrested on suspicion of obstructing police officers from performing their duties and for disorderly conduct in public places.
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