Hong Kong police sources today said they would be `on high alert` after an online post called on protesters to target shops along the march route from Victoria Park in Causeway Bay to Chater Road
The police will `take decisive action early to prevent extremists from gathering in shopping centers, vandalizing stores, and disrupting diners and restaurants.`
Meanwhile, messages appeared on social media calling for New Year’s Eve protests at shopping malls, including Times Square in Causeway Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui, West Kowloon, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
`Plainclothes police acting as shoppers will monitor the malls. They will take action when protesters begin to gather. Riot police will be deployed if protesters refuse to disperse or
On Hong Kong Island, police will close roads in Lan Kwai Fong from 2pm today, Lockhart Street, East Point Road in Causeway Bay from 4pm, streets near Central Pier and the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center
`As people celebrate the New Year, about 2,000 police will be deployed on Hong Kong Island and another 1,000 in Kowloon. On New Year’s Day, about 3,000 more police will be deployed and two water cannons will be deployed when
Hong Kong protesters marched from Causeway Bay to Central district on December 8.
In a video posted on Facebook by Hong Kong police, Hong Kong Police Chief Chris Tang Ping-keung said if protesters used violence, they would not receive public support.
`Our police will do everything we can to catch them. We will increase our efforts and citizens should refrain from breaking the law. There will be no tolerance or cover-up of violence. In the coming year, we will
Hong Kong police have arrested 6,494 people on various charges since protests broke out in June to protest an extradition bill that would allow suspects to be sent to jurisdictions with which the special zone has not signed an extradition treaty.
Hong Kong on December 17 announced the cancellation of the New Year fireworks display on the night of December 31 at Victoria Harbor.