Another suspected illegal assembly in Mong Kok, Hong Kong police arrested 53 people
[Global Network Reporter Yin Yanhui] From about 3 pm today (28th), a crowd of people walked along Nathan Road from Jordan to Mong Kok. During this period, some people walked out of the road, and some people shouted and shouted slogans. The Hong Kong police issued an article on Facebook on the afternoon of the 28th. At about 5 pm, the police stopped a group of assembly participants near Sai Yeung Choi Street in Mong Kok. After preliminary investigations, the police arrested 53 people for suspected illegal assembly.
The Hong Kong police said that although the police issued multiple warnings to the crowd at the scene, the crowd still refused to follow the police's instructions to leave and continued to gather and clamor in the Mong Kok area. Among them, there were more people pushing the police near Dundas Street. The police once sprayed pepper spray.
Because the crowd did not stop illegal activities, the police decisively enforced the law and took arrests. At about 5 pm, the police stopped a group of assembly participants near Sai Yeung Choi Street in Mong Kok. After a preliminary investigation, the police arrested 53 people, including 41 men and 12 women, for allegedly illegal assembly. At present, the police are still on the scene of law enforcement to maintain public order.
The police said that they will continue to pay close attention to the situation in each district, actively intercept all suspicious persons, and make every effort to combat and prevent crimes. If anyone attempts to transfer to other areas for illegal activities, the police will quickly come to the scene to enforce the law and take arrest action.
Hong Kong's "Sing Tao" reported that the arrests included two Hong Kong District Council members. Eastern District Councillor Xu Zijian and Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor Lin Zhaobin posted on Facebook in the afternoon on the 28th, saying they were arrested.