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Written by: Ling Yide
2021-06-12 17:50
Last update date: 2021-06-12 17:51
Today is the second anniversary of 6.12. Some people called on social platforms to gather people in Causeway Bay and Mong Kok. After assessing the situation earlier, the police initially deployed about 1,500 police officers.
At about 5 pm, the police stationed heavy troops in the vicinity of Mong Kok Street Station in the "Xianxue Sizheng" originally scheduled to prevent the chaos that occurred on June 4th. It can be seen on the scene that he used to be the Police Public Relations Division and is now Gao Zhenbang, Superintendent of the Tactical Forces, also led the guard in Mong Kok.
The police also posted a message on the "Hong Kong Police" Facebook page to condemn the traffic jam, saying that at about 4 pm, several people in black used trash cans and debris to block the road at Dundas Street near Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok, causing traffic on the scene to be congested The police officers quickly arrived at the scene and cleared the roadblocks, returning to the traffic on the spot.
Police allege that people in black blocked the road with rubbish dumps and debris in Mong Kok.
(Police Facebook quotes online pictures)
The police issued a document stating that they noticed that someone on the Internet had incited members of the public to participate in an unauthorized assembly and arrested yesterday (11th).
The police reiterated that participating in an unauthorized assembly has the opportunity to violate the "crime of participating in an unauthorized assembly" under the Public Security Ordinance. Once convicted, it can be sentenced to up to 5 years in prison; for publicity or announcements, the maximum penalty for unauthorized assembly is 12 month.
In addition, participating in the relevant activities may also violate the related crimes of prohibited group gatherings as stipulated in the Prevention and Control of Diseases (Prohibition of Group Gathering) Regulations (Chapter 599G) (the "Restriction Order").
The police appealed to the public not to participate in unauthorized public activities and not to try the law.
The police will continue to step up patrols and strictly enforce the law.
6.12 Two Anniversary | Netizens urged to gather police on the streets of Causeway Bay to deploy 1,500 police on standby
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