Hong Kong police broke through the roadblock on Nathan Road in Mong Kok, got out of their cars and arrested several masked thugs suspected of blocking the road. (Hong Kong Wen Wei Po)
Overseas Network, October 14th According to Hong Kong Wireless News on the 14th, Hong Kong thugs continued to launch actions against the "Prohibition on Masking Regulations" on the 13th. On the same day, the police discovered a homemade bomb remotely controlled by a mobile phone for the first time in Mong Kok. Hong Kong media claimed that the target of the bomb was a Hong Kong police officer.
According to a report by France Internationale on the 14th, Hong Kong thugs clashed with the police on the 13th, and thugs were arrested in many districts. After nightfall, rioters were still gathering in many districts of Hong Kong. At around 9 p.m., someone threw a suspected petrol bomb at the Mong Kok Police Station, and a fire broke out on the road outside the police station. In the afternoon, demonstrators threw petrol bombs at medium-sized police buses, and items suspected to be homemade bombs also appeared.
Hong Kong police launched a dispersal operation in Mong Kok that night. At about 10:45, the riot police moved forward in the direction of and Yau Ma Tei and fired tear gas.
Hong Kong media stated that as of 11 pm on Sunday, 36 people were injured at public events in various districts and were sent to nine hospitals for treatment. Two men and one woman were in serious condition.
Hong Kong Police held a press conference (Hong Kong "01 News")
In response to the attacks on many police officers, Deputy Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force (Operations) Deng Bingqiang, Acting Chief Superintendent of the Police Public Relations Branch Jiang Yongxiang, Organized Crime Senior Superintendent Li Guihua of the Triad Investigation Division, Senior Superintendent Wang Weison of the Operations Department, and Superintendent Li Zhanchao of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division held a press conference on the afternoon of the 14th. Jiang Yongxiang said that from the 11th to the 13th, the police arrested a total of 201 people during the operation, including 146 men and 55 women, aged 14 to 62. They were suspected of illegal assembly, possession of offensive weapons, and possession of items that could be used as weapons. Unlawful purposes, criminal damage, arson, using masks while in an unlawful assembly, etc.
Deng Bingqiang concluded that those who wreak havoc and set fires are not demonstrators, but thugs and criminals. Acts of vandalism and injury are violent crimes, and their behavior is as despicable as gangster behavior. The rioters were afraid of being arrested by the police, so they used fake news to smear the police force, stir up hatred against the police, sow discord between citizens and the police force and government departments, and target the families of police officers. Tang Bingqiang emphasized that these actions will not make the police retreat, but will only make the police more united and more determined to protect the public. If the citizens continue to tolerate and condone the rioters, the rioters will only intensify. We appeal to the citizens not to participate in illegal activities, to call the police immediately if there is a crime, and not to obstruct law enforcement or surround the police when they are on duty. They should leave the scene as soon as possible. (Overseas Network Wang Shanning)
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