China News Service, March 2. According to the Hong Kong Wen Wei Po report, on the evening of February 29, hundreds of black thugs in Hong Kong once again blocked the road, set fire, damaged the MTR station, attacked the police and innocent citizens in Mong Kok overnight. The police eventually A dispersal operation was conducted, and 115 people were arrested in the early morning of March 1 on charges of illegal assembly and assault on police. The SAR government once again condemned the mob's actions as seriously undermining social tranquility and threatening the lives of citizens.
Police confirmed on March 1 that a total of 71 men and 44 women were arrested during the dispersal operation, including an off-duty male auxiliary police officer. The youngest person was only 15 years old and the oldest was 54 years old. They were involved in illegal assembly and possession. Offensive weapons, theft, possession of tools that can be used for illegal purposes, assault police, hinder police officers from performing their duties, and misbehave in public places, etc. The cases were followed up by the Mong Kok Police District Criminal Investigation Team and the West Kowloon Regional Criminal Division .
Two policemen were sent to hospital after being injured by siege
During the police's dispersal operation that night, a policeman in plain clothes in Nathan Road and Nelson Street was suddenly besieged by many mobs with hard objects such as bricks, stones, bamboo branches, etc. Under serious threats, he was forced to pull his gun to alert, and the mob stepped back slightly. According to reports, the policeman was eventually taken to hospital for injuries to his head, hands and feet.
Another male policeman was also attacked with a brick by a mob at the junction of Soy Street and Sai Yeung Choi Street South. He also received medical treatment for a hand injury.
In addition, in the early hours of March 1, on a minibus on Dundas Street that had been blocked by thugs, a passenger was accused of black-wearing thugs blocking the road and hindering his journey. The lynching slapped, and finally he bowed and apologized before he could leave.
Multiple fires in Huayuan Street
After that, the mob in black continued to arson in the area. There were many fires in Huayuan Street near Yingyou Street. The fire was fierce and required firefighters to rush out. Riot police officers will take several dispersal operations and arrest a number of men, including a middle school student, on Tung Choi Street.
In addition, a man fled to the junction of Argyle Street and Nathan Road and fainted on the ground during the police dispersal operation. The thugs all left until 4 am on the 1st, and the riot police on alert were also evacuated, and the scene returned to calm.
SAR government condemns thugs
According to the Hong Kong SAR Government website, the SAR government stated that the mob began to gather around Nathan Road and Prince Edward Road West in the evening of February 29, blocking roads, arson, destroying public facilities, throwing petrol bombs, and attacking police with bricks and hard objects Officers injured several police officers.
The police use the minimum required force for dispersal and arrest operations, and they will seriously follow up this lawless behavior and bring the mob to justice.
In addition, petrol bombs were thrown at the South Kwai Chung Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic in Kwai Shing Wai in the early morning of March 1. The SAR government strongly condemns the destruction of medical facilities and the victimization of innocent patients.
Hong Kong has experienced a series of violent demonstrations in 2019, and its economy and people's livelihood have been severely hit. Coupled with the coronavirus epidemic, Hong Kong's economy and society have faced unprecedented challenges.
In order to solve the current dilemma, the SAR government quickly set up a HK $ 30 billion epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic fund, and the just-released budget introduced a HK $ 120 billion counter-cyclical measure to restart economic development and relieve the people's plight.
The SAR government said that at this difficult time, a small number of militants were still violently sabotaging. The SAR Government is convinced that the people will unite and fight against the epidemic, so that Hong Kong can overcome adversity and move forward.