Riot police deployment thwarts Hong Kong airport protest

Jasmine LEUNG and Jerome TAYLOR

AFP NewsSeptember 7, 2019

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  1 second ago

  (1) Despite HK Governor concession to the HK protestors in formally withdrawing the Extradition Bill - they are still not happy and view this as a weakness.
  
  (2) These HK protestors conclude that the more violent they commit - the more HK governor will give in.
  
  (3) Holding a dialogue platform with the moderate HK people should still go on :-
  - concentrating on providing affordable public housing
  - providing jobs with good pay
  - providing affordable healthcare
  - providing affordable education
  - proping up the Economy
  --- This will help to win over the majority of the moderate HK people.
  
  (4) But meanwhile, the Police and the Security Forces must impose strict measures to tackle violent rioters :-
  - as vandalism is outrageous
  - destroying public property - is damaging taxpayer's property
  - beating innocents and police
  - carrying weapons, petrol bombs, bricks, poles etc - should be arrested
  - illegal protest to disrupt airport services, public services - should be arrested.
  
  (5) If all current security measures are insufficient to restore law and order ---- eventually Emergency Order must be considered.

49 seconds ago

(1) The HK riot police surge - in making their big presence at MTR, bus interchange, airport etc ---- is a good move --- as it prevent rioters from converging and it take away the means of transport from rioters to go to their targeted protest sites.

(2) By searching potential rioters from the various MTR, bus interchanges --- rioters cannot form big group to overwhelm the police.

(3) This "security surge strategy" - is a good move --- as it control the problem at the source.

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Posted on :- 16 Aug 2019 05:48PM (Updated: 16 Aug 2019 05:50PM)

Ricky Lim
(1) The question of whether the HK police have the strength to tackle the protest - is missing the point in HK disorder.

(2) It must be an all encompassing approach that involve political decision plus police enforcement.

(3) 1stly, Politicians must declare whether HK unrest - has reached a stage of total lost of control in social order - that warrant declaring of "State of Emergency".
This is a political decision - not a police decision.

(4) If "State of Emergency" is declared - there would be :-
- "lockdown" of people's movement
- banning all protest movement
- arrest of suspected rioters, protest organiers and protestors

(5) To enforce "State of Emergency" - only economic activities and social activities are allowed - and all political activities will be banned.

(6) Police must be able to deploy forces and assets at all MTR station, bus interchanges, main roads etc - to prevent any protest movement from forming up - and any protestors that carry placards, weapons, wearing of shirts with protest slogans, illegal assembly will be arrested.

(7) This is the only way to quell the HK unrest - and bring back law and order.
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Ricky Lim
(1) The current HK situation - has reached a critical juncture - to declare "State of Emergency" and clamp down on all protests - to restore law and order.

(2) Further delay will have an irreparable economic loss, reputational loss and international intervention.

(3) There is a need to make a swift and decisive "double down" to end the unrest and 止血。

(4) The longer the HK unrest situation drag --- the greater the damage not only to HK but also to China - and collateral damages to many business partners.
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ricky l1秒前

（1）儘管香港總督對香港抗議者正式撤回“引渡條例草案”作出讓步，但他們仍然不滿意，認為這是一個弱點。

（2）這些香港抗議者得出的結論是，他們犯下的暴力行為越多 - 香港總​​督將會屈服。

（3）與溫和的香港人保持對話平台仍應繼續： - 

 - 專注於提供負擔得起的公共住房

 - 提供高薪工作

 - 提供實惠的醫療保健

 - 提供負擔得起的教育

 - 支撐經濟

---這將有助於贏得大多數溫和的香港人。

（4）但與此同時，警方及保安部隊必須採取嚴厲措施，以打擊暴力暴徒：

 - 因為故意破壞是令人髮指的

 - 破壞公共財產 - 正在破壞納稅人的財產

 - 毆打無辜者和警察

 - 應攜帶武器，汽油彈，磚塊，電線桿等 - 應予以逮捕

 - 應該逮捕非法抗議以破壞機場服務，公共服務。

（5）如果所有現行的安全措施都不足以恢復法律和秩序----最終必須考慮緊急命令。

減

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ricky l49秒前

（1）香港防暴警察飆升 - 在港鐵，巴士轉換站，機場等地方大肆宣傳----這是一個很好的舉措 - 因為它可以阻止騷亂者聚集，從而將暴徒的運輸工具帶走去他們有針對性的抗議網站。

（2）通過搜尋各地鐵的潛在暴徒，巴士交匯處 - 暴徒不能組成大團體來壓倒警察。

（3）這種“安全激增策略” - 是一個很好的舉措 - 因為它在源頭控制問題。

減

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  6 hours ago

  It will be a big disgrace to China and the HK government or totally unreasonable if all the protesters are released without charges and instead the police are being investigated.
  HK government must NEVER give in to these protesters for injuring more than 200 policemen, damaging their houses, treating the police families, destroying public properties, disrupting transport and airports and causing lost of incomes for innocent Hkeess etc.
  
  HK government must impose the full rule of law, charged and imprison the violent protesters or Mobs. Otherwise how would foreign visitors and investors felt safe and their interest are protected in HK by the rule of law and not by the Mobs or protesters
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  4 hours ago

  We do not understand why the Hong Kong mass media keeps on describing these 'RIOTERS' as pro-democratic supporters when in fact their actions instituted is to cause the most serious damaged to the Hong Kong's economy. They belong to the terrorists group trained in Oslo.
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  5 hours ago

  To the young people in Hong Kong, if you fashion yourself as the future of Hong Kong and making it free and democratic as you claim... stop this meaningless rioting and restore clam. Give Peace a Chance and give yourself the benefit of embracing something new to fast forward a strong Asian presence in this new World. Are you afraid to welcome and experiment in this New World Order, or are you missing the chance? This rioting will ruin what is known as the Pearl of the East and ruining her reputation.
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  3 hours ago

  It come to the point where protesters are not scare of HK polices, So please allow PLA to step in NOW!
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  6 hours ago

  HK governor cannot continue to let the protesters destroy public properties, disrupting transport and airports and causing lost of incomes for innocent Hkeess etc. This has been going for far too long .
  
  Support the police . The police need to be more forceful . Arrest the protesters /mobs, shoots them since they adore USA freedom of democracy so much (including USA shooting)
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  6 hours ago

  One possible non confrontational solution.
  Hong Kong government commits to built 500,000 subsidize new homes for Hong Kongers only.
  One condition, those caught and charged with riotings will not qualify.
  I believe 95% of rioters will disappear overnight.
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  3 hours ago

  The COMPLETELY BIAS mainstream media has taken this incident, twisted it, misreported it, neglected horrifying facts about it and generally proven once again MSM CAN NOT BE TRUSTED TO TELL THE TRUTH!. There have been many police injured, fires in the streets, property damage in the millions, ruthless attacks by the "protesters," on innocent people of Hong Kong and there hasn't been millions of demonstrators, hundreds of thousands yes, millions NO! In addition there is growing resentment in HK against these kids who are destroying the city and personal property. Nothing is being said about the involvement of the U,S. in this at all and it is as plain as the nose on your face, its a mirror of Kiev all over again. When will the Yahoo BOTS use their brains
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  3 hours ago

  Hong Kong have a few options:
  1) Declare independence and face swift retaliation from the People's Liberation Army.
  2) Carrie Lam agree with the protesters all five demands but still no guarantee peace will come.
  3) This is going to be long Carrie Lam enforce emergency law, declare all protest, riots and public gathering's illegal, immediate arrest be made for any non-compliance, get rid of the british/western style court and replace it with Hong Kong SAR no nonsense which allow some democracy but more authoritarian style court, ensure all school text books, teachers, principals be patriotic to mainland china instead of anti-china.
  4) Allow these to drag on as long as possible where the protesters call it "stress test" and see which side can "tolerate" till the end.
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  5 hours ago

  Time to declare a state of emergency in HK and impose curfew with shoot to kill orders to law enforcement & security personnel.
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  2 hours ago

  well done rioters! causing inconvenience to ordinary folks will only make more people oppose the "peaceful" protests.
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  5 hours ago

  Carrie Lam should visit Singapore and seek advice from our Minister Shan. Looks like she in a dilemma. And whats the police doing? Afraid of foreign interference? Every weekend riots in Hongkie country. Every weekend shootings in America. Good riddance.
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  6 hours ago

  how come hk police are so restraint and patient ? if these protesters are In USA, or France, or UK or Papua New Geinea, the police would have shoot them without delay , regrets and fear
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  2 hours ago

  The HK police has become a para military force to prevent protesters from demonstrating in public places like the MTR, malls and the airport.
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  2 hours ago

  Catch the snake by the head. Identify all the leaders. If they’re locals lock them up. If they’re foreigners apprehend, deport and bar them. Then cut their supplies and all resources. Spare no mercies for all those who vandalized and/or terrorized. These people are only out to create havoc and have no intention of talking sense.
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  6 hours ago

  Since these Hkees protesters adore and worship USA freedom of democracy so much, than the Hk police should follow the USA police freedom to shoot, the hk must shoot the violent protesters at sight. Because Hk police is so mild and the lady leader is so weak, these protesters has becomes more bold and violent.
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  4 hours ago

  Am impress with the patient of Hong Kong enforcer.. but things must be stop immediately before it effect the whole country goes recession
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  38 minutes ago

  Well done, Hong Kong Police, very well done indeed. Keep up with the good work and "Make Hong Kong Peaceful, Strong, Prosperous and Great Again"
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  2 hours ago

  Truth be told China don't even feel anything lost if HK economy goes down the drain.Many coastal cities in China alr more than make up for the HK lost.The Port of HK couldn't compete against Shanghai.
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  4 hours ago

  Collect them all.
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  36 minutes ago

  Hong Kong police did a great job, deserves my salute.
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  2 hours ago

  Wow...millions of protestors. It takes one day is enough. Millions are looking at share board.
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  4 hours ago

  good for nothing police and as well judges of Hong Kong,they are behind the supporters protesters.
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  4 hours ago

  Too late now, CL and gang had forced these poor youngsters to the brink, they had sacrifice their future, their lives to pursue their cause till he end, CL govt. is there to serve mainland thugs/barbarian and not for the interest and wishes of the people.
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  51 minutes ago

  Hong Kong should suspend immediately 1 country 2 system, implement 1 country 1 system.
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  2 hours ago

  Millions of pro-democracy supporters have taken to Hong Kong's streets for the past three months in the biggest challenge to China's rule since the city's handover from Britain in 1997...Yahoo..should be billion..your typo error.
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  1 hour ago

  More police actions will galvanise the young protesters to come out in force !
  The ineffective and incompetent leader speaks of dialogue with the community,but nothing happens. This stalemate will be a hot potato for China to handle,as it has to take careful steps,as the world is watching,though it is an internal matter.
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  48 minutes ago

  Singapore is a safe and disciplined city , No self destruction
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  4 hours ago

  Ya, kinda makes sense doesn't it? If you target a public airport, police will be dispatched....
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  2 minutes ago

  There are 36,681 in the HK police force in total ... how have they been able to manage without help ... hmmm
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  3 hours ago

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvhgSi9T-4o
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  15 minutes ago

  Rubber bullets, tear gas and water canons didn't work in HK, to exterminate those pests, feed them with 5.56mm and 7.62mm bullets. Those terrorists are hundred times worse than the Japanese soldiers!
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  1 hour ago

  These terrorists fully deserved to be caned & jailed for life! HK gov. is too soft!
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  5 hours ago

  Kick away all protectors, a clear abuse of right, Police must ensure the route is safe and smooth. Severe punishment to these idiots still now no pain at all to them.
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  2 hours ago

  thee is gross inadequacy in Hong Kong's law. those out to destroy properties should be shot on-sight.
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  1 hour ago

  Real bullets please!!!
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  12 minutes ago

  Salute HK Police from Singapore. Why is yahoo placing propaganda piece by AFP? The riots are "largely leaderless"? The leaders have already been identified and some arrested. What rubbish!
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  18 minutes ago

  Fk the UK bustards, please China I beg you send thousands or hundred thousand police and army troops to exterminate those terrorists and pests in HK. Hope to see at least 1000 to 2000 HK terrorists killed by gunfire and tanks! Go to hell u bloody HK Cantonese MFs!
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  2 hours ago

  实现祖国完全统一，是实现中华民族伟大复兴的必然要求。必须把维护中央对香港、澳门特别行政区全面管治权和保障特别行政区高度自治权有机结合起来，确保“一国两制”方针不会变、不动摇，确保“一国两制”实践不变形、不走样。

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  Hong Kong People, ADD OIL !! JIA YOU ! BE ON THE SIDE OF THE RIGHT, DO NOT DO ANYTHING WRONG... THE CHINESE MACHINE IS NOT GOD THOUGH THEY THINK THEY ARE AND MOSTLY ACT LIKE IT...
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  5 minutes ago

  Hahaha. Am very bored and sick of seeing this.
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  2 minutes ago

  I suppose next they will be demanding amnesty for fare skipping and jumping over MTR turnstiles?
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  11 minutes ago

  Outnumbered by a few riot police? Well, there cannot be many of them left then. All the live video footages I have seen show at best a couple of hundred hardcore rioters.
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  12 minutes ago

  US funded HK mass-media is toeing the line of their White Western masters.
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  24 minutes ago

  When such a large Mass of People goes on the streets from young to old from student to Professional, their is surely a matter of their Bread butter Butter issue , their children future , their retirement survival, the Reds are not concerns of the Honkies they live or die, just be human
  and understand the feeling of our Honkie bro & Sis ( Red every where are Bad NK, Russia and China Red) all the same brotherhood of Evil
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  33 minutes ago

  So Rioters are getting cornered. Time few of them were shot with real bullet as they do in the Rioter's sponsors country US and UK.
  The latter only boasts lip service to democracy--3 years plus and they have still not delivered on BREXIT which people voted.
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  42 minutes ago

  Each day I pray for HK to return to calm. Very sad to see HK people fighting with each other. Very sad to see Chinese vs Chinese in various countries. HK has a great future under One China. But it needs Great Leaders, definitely not Carrie Lam and her Cabinet