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HONG KONG PROTESTS: TENS OF THOUSANDS DEFY MASK BAN AS MOBS GO ON RAMPAGE
AGAINST MAINLAND CHINA-LINKED BUSINESSES AND MTR

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

發布於 2019年10月07日00:10 • Staff Reporters
 * Masked mobs smash banks, stores and bookshops associated with mainland China
   and trash government buildings
 * Rail operator reopens half of its stations at midmorning, only to then close
   four of them and suspend services on seven lines


Clouds of tear gas have little effect on an anti-government protester in Wan
Chai. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters defied a new mask ban for a third
straight day as a radical core went on a wrecking spree across the city,
vandalising mainland China-linked property, setting fires and targeting police
with noticeably bigger petrol bombs, and engaging in bloody fist fights.

The masked mobs smashed banks, stores and bookshops associated with mainland
China, trashed government buildings and started fires at the exits of several
MTR stations as they continued their attack on the city's railway operator for
allegedly aiding police in their clearance operations.

After a total shutdown for 1 1/2 days, the rail operator reopened half of its
stations at midmorning, only to then close four stations and suspend the
services of seven lines later after it became a target yet again. It closed the
entire network at 9pm.

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In Wan Chai, after a tense face-off and an exchange of petrol bombs and tear
gas, police conducted sweeps and detained groups of protesters. Many were then
unmasked, revealing their youthful appearance, before they had their hands
zip-tied as they were escorted onto a coach that took them away.

For the first time, the People's Liberation Army barracks in Kowloon East issued
a warning in Cantonese in the early evening after demonstrators shone laser
lights as they walked past the buildings en route to another location. A yellow
flag went up at the top of the building warning the demonstrators as several men
in uniform were seen filming the protesters and a floodlight shone on them.
Nothing more came of the tense moment, however, as both sides soon cleared from
the scene.


A PLA soldier raises a yellow banner with a warning for protesters in Kowloon
Tong. Handout
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In Sham Shui Po, a taxi driver in his 60s rammed into a crowd of protesters and
injured a woman. Angry masked groups then pulled the driver out of the car and
beat him, before he was later rescued by firefighters. Beaten unconscious, his
face and head were covered in blood while the windows of the taxi were smashed.


A taxi was smashed after an incident in Sham Shui Po and the driver was beaten
up. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
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Local actress Celine Ma, with blood on her face and chest, also said she was
beaten by protesters because she was filming them attacking a Bank of China
branch nearby.

The Hospital Authority said that, as of 11pm, 11 people were admitted to
hospitals, with three in a serious condition and five stable. The condition of
two was unknown, while one was discharged.

The heightened violence on Sunday " which led to tear gas being fired in four
districts " continued late into the night in Mong Kok as a source familiar with
the government's thinking told the Post that the new anti-mask law was not
targeted at the hard-core front-liners.

"We know well hard-core violent protesters don't care about facing an extra
one-year's imprisonment under the anti-mask law as they could be jailed for up
to 10 years if they are convicted of rioting," the source said.

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Likening the strategy to that of peeling the layers of an onion, he said: "Those
in the outer layers may however fear going to jail or criminal convictions. They
might think twice if they are still taking part in violent actions."


HONG KONG POLICE MAKE FIRST ARRESTS UNDER NEW ANTI-MASK LAW

Breaking the anti-mask law " which officially came into force at midnight on
Friday " can lead to a maximum fine of HK$25,000 (US$3,188), and one year in
prison.

Police arrested 13 people between midnight on Friday and Saturday for defying
the mask ban. Most were also charged with participating in an unlawful assembly.

Social media users reported that, on Sunday, among those arrested and unmasked
was a 10-year-old girl, but police did not confirm the action by press time.

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A China Construction Bank branch is among premises trashed. Photo: Felix Wong
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Earlier on Sunday, despite a thundery downpour, tens of thousands of masked
protesters gathered for two concurrent marches in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island,
openly courting arrest as they defied the ban on face coverings. The crowds were
decidedly smaller from protests in recent weekends, as protesters blamed the
crippled MTR network as an impediment.

With the mask ban, the government is testing the waters. If no one reacts to
this then they can use the emergency ordinance to do anythingChan, 61, protester

Among those who turned up was a 61-year-old local surnamed Chan, saying the past
summer marked his first time joining protests and that the mask ban had made the
situation even more urgent.

"With the mask ban, the government is testing the waters," he said. "If no one
reacts to this then they can use the emergency ordinance to do anything,
including interfering with the coming district elections. If the government can
do anything, then Hong Kong is finished."

But the peaceful marches in both areas soon descended into chaos and
all-too-familiar stand-offs in several districts, as protesters set up
roadblocks with planks, trash bins, bricks and petrol bombs.

At least five MTR stations were targeted by protesters. Projectiles were thrown
onto the tracks of Kowloon Tong station, two exits of Mong Kok station were set
on fire, while protesters also broke open fire hoses and hurled a petrol bomb
into Cheung Sha Wan station through an exit.


Riot police arrive to clear an area of Wan Chai. Photo: Sam Tsang

The radicals also blocked an exit of Yau Ma Tei MTR station with recycling
materials and bamboo scaffolding, as resigned passengers " including the elderly
" calmly did a limbo dance-like manoeuvre to go under the poles and get out of
the station.

There was no word on whether the MTR would open as normal on Monday but the rail
operator said the Airport Express would run as usual, though would not stop at
the AsiaWorld Expo station. After 1pm, trains going between Hong Kong station
and the airport would not stop at Kowloon, Tsing Yi or AsiaWorld Expo, it said.


HONG KONG FINANCE CHIEF MOVES TO SQUASH ONLINE RUMOURS OF CAPITAL CONTROLS

In a statement on social media, the police force expressed its strongest
condemnation against the protesters whom it called "rioters" for taking the law
into their own hands, citing cases of three people " including the taxi driver "
who were beaten up by them. "The atrocities committed by the rioters are far
beyond the bottom line of any civilised society," it said.


Barricades are set on fire in Mong Kok. Photo: Edmond So

As dusk fell, riot police charged towards protesters along Hennessy Road in Wan
Chai and arrested more than 10 people following a stand-off marked by rounds of
tear gas and petrol bombs.

One of the petrol bombs hit an RTHK reporter, setting his raincoat and left ear
on fire. He was later sent to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai. An RTHK spokesman
strongly condemned the violent acts as he called on all sides to stop their
actions.


An RTHK journalist is burned after a petrol bomb sets his raincoat on fire.
Photo: Sam Tsang

A separate group of protesters, meanwhile, went on a rampage in Kowloon, setting
Chinese smartphone shop Xiaomi on Nathan Road on fire, trashing a Fulum
restaurant linked to a Fujian clan and vandalising the district offices of at
least three pro-Beijing lawmakers, including that of Priscilla Leung Mei-fun and
Lo Wai-kwok, both of the Business and Professionals Alliance of Hong Kong.

Earlier in the day, the force courted controversy for reportedly entering the
campuses of Chinese University and Baptist University (HKBU) without seeking the
schools' permission and a search warrant. Six people were arrested near HKBU on
Sunday, but police said it took place outside the campus area.


JUDGE REJECTS BID TO OVERTURN MASK BAN BUT CALLS FOR URGENT HEARING

Local shoppers also emptied shelves at supermarkets in a rush for food and
supplies and queued up at ATM machines on Sunday as the city's metro system
remained half-shut, while major shopping centres closed one day after protests
hit multiple districts in the city.

By this coming Tuesday, the anti-government protests, which began in opposition
to the now-withdrawn extradition bill, will have passed the four-month mark.

The source close to the government, meanwhile, conceded the decision to invoke
the Emergency Regulations Ordinance to quickly implement the anti-mask law had
sparked fears among people to draw cash from their bank accounts or convert
their Hong Kong dollar deposits into foreign currencies. But this was
unavoidable, he indicated.


A taxi was smashed after an incident in Sham Shui Po and the driver was beaten
up. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

"Such scenarios had already been considered when the administration deliberated
on the invocation of the Emergency Regulations Ordinance," the source added.

On Sunday night, the government strongly condemned masked "rioters" for their
"lawless violent acts" in blocking roads, vandalising public facilities, MTR
stations, banks and stores, hurling petrol bombs at police and attacking other
citizens.

"Rioters have attacked other citizens multiple times over the past days, whereas
some have allegedly used a lethal weapon today which resulted in severe injury.
A journalist also suffered burns after being hit by a petrol bomb from rioters,"
a spokesman said, as he called on the public not to defy the anti-mask law.

China's state media, meanwhile, continued their strong support for the anti-mask
law, with a commentary in People's Daily saying "while the anti-mask law won't
help to catch all the thugs soon, it will deliver a heavy blow to the
protesters".

Copyright (c) 2019. South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. All rights
reserved.

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