peaceful rally can and did turn
ugly
2.
At about 4pm this afternoon, hundreds of demonstrators
at the(HONG KONG) Hung Hing Road Public Cargo Handling Area tried
to break the police cordon line and forced a very serious
confrontation with the police there. They used bamboo
poles and hard objects to attack police officers at the scene, and
snatched their shields.
The police discharged fire hoses onto the demonstrators in response
to the emotional demonstrators. At around 5 pm, over a thousand
demonstrators, who declared their intention to march towards Hung
Hing Road, suddenly charged the police cordon line to march along
Lockhart Road at the junction of Marsh Road.
A major confrontation ensued, with the protesters attacking police
officers with hard objects, iron poles, snatching police batons,
helmets, shields, pushing down mills barrier etc. The proestors
also repeatedly tried to overturn a police vehicle, but failed.
----hong kong December 17 2005.
3.
Over 1,000 persons were arrested for unlawful assembly
following a(HONG KONG) Police operation in Wan Chai which started
yesterday (December 17).
They are being dealt with in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong
and established procedures.
