In November 2019, the police besieged the Polytechnic University, and clashes ensued in many districts. Among them, 11 men and women were tried for rioting in the Yau Ma Tei area.
A firefighter who testified said that he received a report that day to put out the fire, but found a suspected "people stepping on people" in a nearby back alley, and saw a crowd of about 30 people, about 1.7 meters high.
Firefighters had to pull out the injured from top to bottom, and some of the injured were in a coma and had to be sent to the hospital.
According to relevant information, the Fire Services Department dispatched a total of 36 fire trucks and 122 ambulancemen to the scene that night, and a total of 33 people were sent to the hospital by ambulance. It is unclear whether there were police officers among them.
About 30 people were buried
Senior Fire Chief Wang Qi confessed that on November 18, 2019, he received a report of a secondary fire in the Yau Ma Tei area. He and his team arrived at the scene at 11:30 and saw a fire outside the A1 exit of Yau Ma Tei Station.
Shortly after they put out the fire, they found a "person stepping on a person" involving more than 30 people in an alley near Baoning Building and Pied Street. The pile was about 1.7 meters high.
The Siege of PolyU in November 2019.
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Some people are in a coma and need to be sent to the hospital when they are rescued
Wang said he and his two team members stepped forward to try to rescue the injured, and pulled some people out of the crowd from top to bottom, and some people were unconscious and needed to be carried away.
Meanwhile, police continued to make arrests.
Wang said that he only focused on the rescue work of his team members at that time, and did not pay attention to whether the police were involved in dealing with the situation of "people stepping on people".
Move arrestees to get police approval
Senior Fire Chief Wen Jianliang pointed out that he arrived at the junction of Nathan Road and Pitt Street at about 12 a.m. that night to pick up the shift of Wang's team. At that time, the scene was under police control, and more than 100 demonstrators were subdued and their hands were roped. bundled.
Wen said they were allowed to assess the injuries of the arrested person at the time, and if they wanted to move the arrested person, they had to get permission from the police first.
That night, 33 people were sent to hospital for treatment and two men were in a coma.
According to relevant information, the Fire Department dispatched 36 fire trucks and 122 ambulances to the scene that night. A total of 26 men and 7 women were sent to the hospital by ambulances for treatment. Two men fell into a coma, but it is unclear whether any of them were police officer.
11 defendants: Li Zhuoheng (25 years old, clerk), Chen Junwei (26 years old, construction site worker), Lau Ka Lok (25 years old, student), Cheng Jiayu (32 years old, photographer), Liao Zhuoxian (23 years old, veterinary nurse), Ma Yuliang (26 years old, veterinary nurse) years old, student), Xie Yanting (24 years old, hotel receptionist), Rong Jiajun (25 years old, warehouse clerk), Lao Shangwen (24 years old, transport worker), Liang Yishen (20 years old, student), Zhang Heqi (30 years old) And, charged with rioting and possession of tools suitable for unlawful purposes, etc. 15 counts.
The charge alleges that the defendants participated in a riot with others on Nathan Road at the junction of Waterloo Road and Hamilton Street on November 18, 2019.
The first eight defendants were also charged with possession of implements suitable for unlawful purposes, possession of an assault weapon in a public place and possession of an item with intent to damage property, alleging that they were in the vicinity of 525-543 Nathan Road on the 19th of the same month. , with a wrench, wrench and hammer.
Case numbers: DCCC 768/2020, DCCC 409/2021
3 people were found guilty of participating in the conflict at PolyU. The police had asked the suspect to lie on the rooftop for nearly an hour. The official said it was disturbing. The prosecution alleges that black clothes and gas masks incited people to clash at PolyU | Multiple riots were convicted. Official accused of misrepresenting 7 people in prison for 38 to 40 months of PolyU conflict | Police fired tear gas and did not leave. become