On the 24th of last month, a fire in a residential building in Urumqi, Xinjiang caused ten deaths and nine injuries, triggering anti-blockade protests in the mainland. Residents in many provinces and cities demonstrated with blank papers.
Some people on the Internet called for rallies to be held at 8:00 p.m. today (3rd) in Victoria Park, Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower, the Garden of the University of Hong Kong, and the former site of the Statue of Democracy of the Chinese University.
It is reported that the police also paid attention to the call for gatherings. They stepped up patrols at Victoria Park and the Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui at night, and dispatched new tactical buses to check the ID cards of some people. After 8:00, no one was seen gathering.
▼On December 3, the police patrolled the clock tower in Tsim Sha Tsui because someone called for a rally on the Internet▼
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One of the designated meeting places was around the clock tower in Tsim Sha Tsui. At 7:40 p.m., a large number of uniformed police officers were on guard at the scene, and the police mobile unit also sent a new tactical bus to the scene.
What was seen at the scene, the police patrolled along the coast, stopped individuals to check their ID cards and searched their bodies.
▼On December 3, the police patrolled the clock tower in Tsim Sha Tsui because someone called for a rally on the Internet▼
The reporter visited Victoria Park at about 7:00 p.m. The police had already set up defenses in Victoria Park. The fountains and the entrance and exit of the basketball court were guarded by police. There were nearly ten police officers at the entrance and exit of the basketball court. There were also plainclothes and uniformed police officers patrolling the park. However, the police officers in Victoria Park did not wear stab-proof tactical vests like the June 4 incident or July 1 handover day.
There was no gathering after 8 o'clock.
▼On November 29, about 20 HKU mourned the victims of the Urumqi fire at HKU▼
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CUHK: Zero tolerance for any illegal activities on campus
The Chinese University, one of the gathering places, stated that it has reminded all members of the university to abide by the law, saying that the university has zero tolerance for any illegal activities on campus, and will call the police for help if necessary.
▼On November 28, about 40 people in Central took a blank paper to mourn the victims of the Xinjiang fire▼
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Blank Paper Protest︱Leung Mei Fen: I am confident that the country will handle it properly and call on the public to respect the handling method. 100 people want freedom
