On the 30th, some protesters besieged Kwai Chung Police Station under the guise of "supporting the arrested persons". During this period, demonstrators kept throwing debris at riot police officers, and some police officers were even beaten.

Source: Global Times

During the "728" illegal march and rally incited by the opposition, Hong Kong police arrested 49 people, of which 44 were charged with riots.

30, some protesters besieged the Kwai Chung police station under the guise of "supporting the arrested persons". During this period, the demonstrators kept throwing debris at riot police officers, and some police officers were even beaten. During the conflict, a picture of a policeman holding a gun was photographed by the media, and some Western media and Hong Kong media began to hype that "the policeman raised his gun at the citizens."

For this reason, a Global Times reporter interviewed Chen Zuguang, former chairman of the Hong Kong Police Force Association (one of the four associations of the Hong Kong Police Force, with more than 20,000 current HSBC police officers) on the 31st. He told reporters that the Hong Kong police officers There are three principles for lifting a gun when handling the riot. In the evening of the 30th, the policeman had no problem lifting a gun.

On the evening of the 30th, more than a thousand demonstrators gathered outside the Kwai Chung Police Station and occupied Kwai Chung Road opposite the police station. A Global Times reporter saw at the scene that many demonstrators kept throwing debris into the police station outside the Cai Yong police station and illuminated the police station building with laser lights. Some radical demonstrators learned to bark outside and provoked the police. When several police officers took a bus to drive away illegal gatherings, they were surrounded by a group of demonstrators. Some protesters threw umbrellas, water bottles and other debris at police officers.

According to Hong Kong media reports, two of the policemen fell behind. At the junction of Kwai Fu Road and Kwai In Road, a policeman fell and was beaten by a thug. Another policeman waved a baton at the demonstrators and raised the black in his hand. The shotgun aimed at the protesters and warned him. After the

incident, false reports of "the policeman raised his gun toward the citizens" flooded Western media and some Hong Kong media. In an interview with a Global Times reporter, Chen Zuguang said that the police who should hold the gun is an ordinary riot policeman. He holds a US-made Leimingden shotgun , which can fire rubber bullets or bag bullets. Under what circumstances can Hong Kong police allow guns? Chen Zuguang said: "Hong Kong police use guns based on three principles: 1. Protect themselves or others from serious physical harm. 2. Arrest serious and violent suspects. 3. Suppress the riot in the riot. According to the short film, two police officers Only the police in white uniforms will raise their guns to protect themselves and their colleagues, which is in full compliance with these three principles! "

Global Times-Global Times-Global Network Report Reporter Chen Qingqing Fan Lingzhi