The Hong Kong Police (1): No compromise! No quarter given!

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The reckless use of tear gas by Hong Kong police in confined spaces is dangerous and patently unlawful @PhelimKine #HongKong #hk #hkprotests #China #antiELABhk https://t.co/TVAmOqa0Bt

— Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (@hkfp) August 17, 2019

Ah Lung spends his days working as a clerk for a Hong Kong shipping firm. At night, he dons a mask, black helmet and body armor, and heads out into the streets to face off against the city's riot police. See more: https://t.co/kbaG57vnPu pic.twitter.com/2anj4mlYOD

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 16, 2019

#黑警 #hongkong #hongkongairport #standwithhkpolice #反送中 #撑港警 #香港 #freehongkong #hongkongprotest #廢青 #NoChinaExtradition

Hong Kong Police, China! We support you! Be sure to protect yourself! You are warriors! It is a hero! pic.twitter.com/EZCxYqpevW

— 梵生 (@OQKzpNa5I5goDMi) August 17, 2019

Former HK CEO offered 1M HK dollar to reward the one who find the person take down the red flag. And now People found a Hong Kong police pretended as protester did it. Findings Support with two pictures compared.
Look at it. See if you will have the same result. https://t.co/HLxcrnbX0F pic.twitter.com/iJHCx8rwzX

— 谷張 8∞ (@from8tolying8) August 17, 2019

https://twitter.com/simonwhthong/status/1160968107067707392?s=20

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https://twitter.com/SeoiLau/status/1162715173179682816?s=20

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Hope that these photos can help you know more about what happened in Hong Kong. Or at least give you some motivation to read more news (from different countries) about HK police brutality. pic.twitter.com/cHZsVvOK66

— Gina (@catchme_s) August 17, 2019

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Hong Kong protesters raise US$1.97 million for international ad campaign as they accuse police of ‘war crimes’ and using ‘chemical weapons’ https://t.co/QnhEIyHQN6

— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) August 12, 2019

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Excerpts from:

Hong Kong protests: Police defend use of 'disguised' officers ⁦⁦ https://t.co/KQbSihrVQN

— xl (@xilu0317) August 13, 2019

Hong Kong police have admitted deploying officers disguised as anti-government protesters during mass unrest that rocked the city on Sunday.

Some officers disguised themselves as “different characters”, a spokesman said, adding that the “decoy operation” had targeted “extreme violent rioters”.

It comes after video surfaced showing suspected undercover officers making arrests during Sunday’s clashes.

Protesters have called for an inquiry into the actions of the police.

Hong Kong’s mass demonstrations and unrest show no sign of abating, more than two months after they were sparked by a controversial extradition bill that has since been suspended.

On Monday, protesters occupied Hong Kong’s international airport forcing the cancellation of flights. Authorities say operations are now resuming at the airport, but some airlines have further cancelled hundreds of flights on Tuesday.

On Monday, in a news conference that was at times heated, Deputy Police Commissioner Tang Ping-Keung defended the use of the “decoy officers”.

“I can say that during the time when our police officers were disguised… they [did not] provoke anything.” he said. “We won’t ask them to stir up trouble.”

“Our operation… is targeting extreme violent rioters,” he added. Mr Tang said police were responding to protesters who had used slings and hurled petrol bombs.
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What else did police say?

Assistant Police Commissioner Mak Chin-ho, who also faced a volley of questions about Sunday’s violent scenes, said there was no evidence to suggest a woman had been shot by a police projectile.

Images of the woman, who was bleeding heavily from her eye, were shared widely on social media over the weekend.

On Monday, protesters at the city’s international airport wore bandages over their eyes in response to the incident.

An anti-extradition bill protester wears an eye patch, in reference to a demonstrator that was injured at previous day's clashes — Image captionDemonstrators wore eye patches in reference to a woman who was injured on Sunday

There were confrontations in several central districts on Sunday and police used rubber bullets and tear gas in an attempt to disperse demonstrators.

Video also showed officers storming enclosed railway stations before firing tear gas inside and beating people with batons.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49324822

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A Hong Kong Subway (MTR) map of what the Hong Kong Police did yesterday, Aug 11.#HKdemocracynow pic.twitter.com/VzR0X4kzZB

— Li+Li (@Leetasizan) August 12, 2019

https://twitter.com/Brought_to_You/status/1160814049778634753?s=20

https://twitter.com/nofeenews/status/1160813988357332992?s=20

Intense clashes between police and demonstrators broke out over the weekend in Hong Kong. @jacquemanabat reports. #MEWCY #ANCRecap pic.twitter.com/bWYObEtavP

— ABS-CBN News Channel (@ANCALERTS) August 12, 2019

https://twitter.com/News_____9/status/1160814725363617793?s=20

https://twitter.com/evnsocial/status/1160813927648976898?s=20

BBC: #HongKongProtests: Clashes as police fire tear gas into rail station yesterday. One video inside Tai Koo station showed #HongKong police officers firing what appeared to be non-lethal ammunition at close range. #AntiELAB #香港 https://t.co/Hzr4qF4Uzc

— Patricia M Thornton (@PM_Thornton) August 12, 2019

What happened in Hong Kong on August 11?
The CCP controls the Hong Kong police violence record! the truth! Please retweet!😭 pic.twitter.com/9PdDcYZK9Z

— runrunblue (@runrunblue) August 12, 2019

https://twitter.com/VictorTing7/status/1160581844829474817?s=20

https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1160527258953457665?s=20

Be careful everybody. I just got hit straight in the face by some projectile fired by the police. Luckily the mask took the pressure off it and it just smashed the mask. Maybe tear gas? #HongKong pic.twitter.com/maaDJpAc5U

— Stephen McDonell (@StephenMcDonell) August 5, 2019

Hong Kong rioting police finally shot *into* the metro to attack all citizens indiscriminately.

Who is rioting? pic.twitter.com/sVIdKB356l

— Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 😷 (@joshuawongcf) August 11, 2019

https://twitter.com/iamdaniellow/status/1160561749914865671?s=20

https://twitter.com/Katie900420/status/1160563005345521664?s=20

Retweet again.

HK Police dig even deeper into their bag of dirty tricks: now disguising themselves in yellow hard hats and black shirts, before springing a surprise arrest on protestors. #hongkong #antiELAB #Hongkongprotests https://t.co/wi5hMC0PQf

— bernizzz 🍉free 2023 ᴄᴀʟᴇɴᴅᴀʀ ᴏᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ! (@bybernizzz) August 11, 2019

Press freedom? Riot police have kept flashing the lights to obstruct journalists from doing their work #hongkongprotests #hongkong pic.twitter.com/Kpv2k3HJ9r

— Jeffie Lam (@jeffielam) August 4, 2019

#LIVE: #HongKong police chief visits an injured officer in the hospital. Lo says he is saddened that an officer sustained serious injuries while on duty. https://t.co/97WHunSJdx #HongKongProtests

— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) August 11, 2019

#HongKong people express support for police, calling for end to violence https://t.co/nT2PUOu1N5 #香港 pic.twitter.com/0JBBlZTgCQ

— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) August 11, 2019

A male police officer ignored a Jocelyn Chau's defends and pressed harder even after she said “I can’t breathe,” requested to be seen at a hospital, and identified herself as the community officer.(tbc)#HongKong #HongKongPolice #HongKongProtesters #HongKongProtest pic.twitter.com/EN6IhNeqKM

— 선율 (@moonthebirdy) August 11, 2019

Jocelyn Chau, a community officer for City Garden, is subdued & arrested in #NorthPoint by #HongKong #police, who accused her of assaulting police. She complained of being hurt & wants to go to hospital. She said she’s doing Facebook live at the time #HongKongProtests pic.twitter.com/Wgl3tc27Ck

— Damon Pang (@damon_pang) August 11, 2019

A total of 9 police officers suffered multiple eye injuries recently as some protesters intentionally shone “laser beams” at them during protests, according to #HongKong Police on social media. pic.twitter.com/J8UJRoVV5n

— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) August 11, 2019

Rounds of tear gas being fired from Shum Shui Po police stations into the crowd, sending protesters and many residents kai fongs running away with cough in the poorest district in #hongkong #antiELAB #ExtraditionLaw @SCMPNews pic.twitter.com/ZAj3MUHBBk

— Emily Tsang (@ETemily) August 11, 2019

Another angle shows Hong Kong police firing tear gas within Kwai Fong MTR Station. https://t.co/xTFFQ9TiE5 pic.twitter.com/GaWLsQVkuI

— Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (@hkfp) August 11, 2019

#Breaking: Hong Kong rioters attacked police with petrol bombs. One police officer was injured after rioters threw petrol bombs at the police during Sunday's protests in Sham Shui Po, #HongKong. pic.twitter.com/zTmxaRjal5

— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) August 11, 2019

Hong Kong rioters attacked police with petrol bombs. #HongKong pic.twitter.com/3Dm8lKd9s9

— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) August 11, 2019

https://twitter.com/CorbeauxInvest/status/1160548253642846211?s=20

Hong Kong protesters readied to take to the streets again on Sunday, defying a police ban on marches in the Chinese-controlled territory and continuing a restive weekend of demonstrations which saw police fire teargas overnight. https://t.co/EhrRejRqyh

— Reuters Asia (@ReutersAsia) August 11, 2019

https://twitter.com/throwawayconst1/status/1160423749893574656?s=20

#HongKong protesters readied to take to the streets again on Sunday, defying a police ban and continuing a restive weekend of demonstrations which saw police fire teargas overnighthttps://t.co/oMkPA2iMdi

— HongLong (@honglong_news) August 11, 2019

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and police condemned illegal assemblies by protesters in Kowloon and the New Territories and said that police will strictly enforce the law against all violent and illegal acts. #HongKong

— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) August 11, 2019

https://twitter.com/prettyvase932/status/1160253592135065600?s=20

https://twitter.com/tezuma75/status/1160282674629500928?s=20

Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protesters hit and run. Demands Cathay Pacific to remove staff involved in demonstrationshttps://t.co/veWo1FpsBH #Hongkong #China #RuleOfLaw

— Alexander von Witzleben (@AlexWitzleben) August 11, 2019

Hong Kong people express support for police, calling for end to violence https://t.co/IRSGkybjVy pic.twitter.com/vGD8BR4m0D

— China.org.cn (@chinaorgcn) August 11, 2019

#HongKong people express support for police, calling for end to violence https://t.co/nT2PUOu1N5 #香港 pic.twitter.com/0JBBlZTgCQ

— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) August 11, 2019

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Some riot police already on standby on secondary roads in #NorthPoint; some shops already closed. #antiELAB #antiextraditionbill #HongKong #ABSCBNNews pic.twitter.com/ZnuN3JbbEu

— Jefferson Mendoza (@jeffersonjourno) August 11, 2019

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#YuenLongDarkNight — a detailed news report of that night from the Beginning to the End, by @rthk_news

This gives you a complete understanding of #HK people’s rage towards Triad-Police-Gov’s evil cooperation. #StateTerrorism #HongKong #香港 #警黑勾結 https://t.co/WFgjYeyyc7

— @Dystopia – #StandWithHongKong (@Dystopia992) August 11, 2019

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What are the risks of tear gas?
Are there regulations?

Tear gas researcher @drfigtree tells #tictocnews as Hong Kong police have fired 1,800+ rounds since June #HongKongProtests #香港

More @business: https://t.co/0OSKWKsloh pic.twitter.com/vqoqWbnIuQ

— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) August 11, 2019

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Laser pen. Standed in crowd and pointed at police. How sneaky are #hongkongprotesters ?and then claimed that police arrested an ordinary woman? 大勢の人に隠れてレザーライトを警察に差してそして自分が普通の市民って自称してる。。低劣。#Hongkongprotest #HongKong #antiEALB #香港デモ pic.twitter.com/Fx3w5ymSEl

— ええぽ(*•̀ᴗ•́*)و (@Pojeruru) August 11, 2019

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https://twitter.com/TheDaveMiner/status/1159842170909544450?s=20

Heavy police presence across the pedestrian where Wong Tai Sin residents are burning paper offerings. At least 9 police vehicles and officer carrying warning flags stand by. pic.twitter.com/jfkz1dHQ0y

— Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 (@XinqiSu) August 9, 2019

"Siu Kai Yee", or burning paper offerings on street, is a Chinese tradition to feed hungry and orphan ghosts in lunar calendar July when the hell is believed to open once a year on July 14 (or next Wed). Ppl believe bad luck will have less chance when hungry ghosts are satisfied. pic.twitter.com/mJWxAVDjUz

— Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 (@XinqiSu) August 9, 2019

Burning paper offering participants in Wong Tai Sin placed two paper dolls and tossed paper money on the pedestrian facing two tall buildings of disciplinary force residence, as a gesture to air their anger and resentment against the force. pic.twitter.com/BeJCavCgaY

— Xinqi Su 蘇昕琪 (@XinqiSu) August 9, 2019

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This astute observation on the Hong Kong police being hated but not feared seems particularly on point tonight after scenes of what appeared to be a full-on resident revolt in Wong Tai Sin tonight/this morning. https://t.co/HbWpDLdKm6

— Timothy McLaughlin (@TMclaughlin3) August 3, 2019

Srsly, at this point, we can form a thread or even a gallery to show #HongKong police officers’ professional behaviour. Here’s a chief inspector pointing his middle fingers at citizens outside Tin Shui Wai station tonight. pic.twitter.com/L5XK9jYhZ7

— Rachel Cheung (@rachel_cheung1) July 30, 2019

Then there’s of course this, taken by a photographer in Yuen Long on 7.27. pic.twitter.com/OIvVPknMtr

— Rachel Cheung (@rachel_cheung1) July 30, 2019

Is there any way to verify that this chief inspector is actually a #HongKonger? I wonder if the @hkpoliceforce has been surreptitiously replaced w/ Chinese, or if the officers families are held hostage in #China? Else, why would they turn against their own people?

— 💧 Joanne J 😷 (@JoanneFMJ) July 31, 2019

THINK again who the real enemies are #HongKong I know the police are brutal they are totally out of control but they are not our true enermy. pic.twitter.com/BBCizWKWgx

— TG 🍎 (@MoreOrTheOther) July 31, 2019

https://twitter.com/reaver_kwan/status/1156303072861122560?s=20

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https://twitter.com/simonwhthong/status/1156562914976813057?s=20

A police officer points a gun at protesters in #HongKong as 44 activists are charged with rioting https://t.co/Lrv7WNsM0q pic.twitter.com/CVEJ4y2IOY

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 31, 2019

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https://twitter.com/TwitterMoments/status/1155384373241237509?s=20

Some Western and #HongKong media reports distort the recent protests against the now-suspended extradition bill in Hong Kong and damage the image of Hong Kong police. pic.twitter.com/rkyvaLVF4l

— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) July 31, 2019

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This video and these photos are damning…

Badcanto @Badcanto

Jul 29

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Badcanto @Badcanto

From TG: Plainclothes police officers are changing to white shirts at Nam Pin Wai. #Hongkong

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China Claims Protesters ‘Upgrading Their Violent Means’ After Police Attack in Hong Kong
The Chinese government on Monday restated its support for Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam, insisted Hong Kong police acted appropriately to control violent protests, and suggested t…

— Channel News (@Channel__News_) July 30, 2019

#HongKong: Chinese central government supports #HongKong police, and #HKSAR govt to govern the region under the rule of law, highly praising and supporting the @hkpoliceforce to hold rioters accountable amid recent violent protests. https://t.co/JWAzSeydO5 pic.twitter.com/sOzI9aiQUH

— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) July 29, 2019

Hong Kong police under fire over violent response to protests https://t.co/uYkcMPaT0o pic.twitter.com/rTMNYm21Gi

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) July 30, 2019

#SCMP Hong Kong police chief proud of how officers have handled extradition bill protests, and appeals for unity in face of ‘unparalleled challenges’ https://t.co/SVtJMkTDJe

— Hong Kong Stream (@hkstream) July 30, 2019

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New York Times latest video about Hong Kong protests in this summer 2019.
Did Hong Kong Police Use Violence Against Protesters? What the Videos Show#HongKong #HongKongProtest #FreedomHK https://t.co/l1cdcfls8h

— Meow Reveal 喵路 (@MeowReveal) July 30, 2019

Hong Kong police under fire over violent response to protests – https://t.co/Ge2FhBhX2j https://t.co/2L8MMtWUSW pic.twitter.com/Nrrbb1waO1

— Noah Ross (@drnoahross) July 30, 2019

Hong Kong protests: police under fire as viral video shows elderly residents of Yuen Long care home suffering from effects of tear gas via /r/FreeHongKongNow https://t.co/9u0wYRxoQP

— James Alexander (@JvmesAlexander) July 30, 2019

New York Times video record about @721 protest and Yuen Long incident.
‘Please Stop Beating Us’: Where Were Hong Kong’s Police? #HongKong #HongKongProtest #FreedomHKG https://t.co/RMWNJ4xz9k

— Meow Reveal 喵路 (@MeowReveal) July 30, 2019

These lasers Hong Kong protesters are pointing at riot police through billowing tear gas, this’s some elite type of protests!!! 🚀🚀🚀 pic.twitter.com/cb2KEeHypb

— Sen. Muluvi Mutua, EBS (@Muluvi) July 29, 2019

Police block road near railway station following mass protests#HongKong pic.twitter.com/Ja0qUfvonj

— Ruptly (@Ruptly) July 27, 2019

Netizens discovered in HK01’s livestream on July 21st that a white shirt carried a police baton n drove away PS8009 in front of the police. #Yuenlong plainclothes were caught changing to white shirts right before the start of July 27th protest. https://t.co/4TaabnpTMW #Hongkong https://t.co/m8KPDAL3wc pic.twitter.com/ZKuSC2I7rE

— Badcanto (@Badcanto) July 29, 2019

The Hong Kong police issued a protest ban.

The people didn’t listen.

https://t.co/U3H4sz3woV

— Read Let This Radicalize You (@JoshuaPHilll) July 27, 2019

Plainclothes police stalked Colin Cheung as he went to lunch. When he unlocked his phone they sprang on him to pry it away. Later they’d pin down his head to trigger the phone’s facial-recognition unlock. His crime? Allegedly creating a Telegram channel. https://t.co/tuBqmBEGgI

— Paul Mozur 孟建國 (@paulmozur) July 26, 2019

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and bullets at protestors in Sheung Wan at around 2307 on 21 July 2019#extraditionbill #protests pic.twitter.com/EI5twAu1CZ

— Rambutan Report (@RambutanReport) July 22, 2019

Suspected gang members in white shirts beat protesters and journalists (including a Stand News HK reporter) at Hong Kong’s Yuen Long Station for nearly an hour with no police in sight. https://t.co/uOXyOIETZC

Live updates on the #antiELAB protests: https://t.co/lgNbJquk0b pic.twitter.com/FV37ZTufqz

— Andrew Peng (@TheAPJournalist) July 21, 2019

Fresh Hong Kong protests end in chaotic clashes with policehttps://t.co/x7uh6YtcX5 pic.twitter.com/4mTICihDvY

— TIME (@TIME) July 21, 2019

Blood has been shed on the streets of Hong Kong with the worst night of violence since protests broke out last month. Police fired on pro-democracy activists and gangs of suspected pro-China thugs unleashed violent attacks on the city's subway. @JoelDry7 #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/7gVZs6yXiQ

— 7NEWS Brisbane (@7NewsBrisbane) July 22, 2019