Hong Kong police arrested 420 people and 139 police officers were injured in law enforcement operati

the Hong Kong police held a press conference on the afternoon of the 5th, saying that from June 9 to the early morning of August 5, the police had arrested 420 people, including 347 men and 73 women, aged between 14 and 76, in dealing with a series of extremely violent demonstrations and conflicts. They were suspected of crimes such as illegal assembly, assaulting the police, riots, obstructing police officers from performing their duties, possession of offensive weapons and so on.

The police announced that from June 9 to the evening of August 4, the police used 160 rubber bullets, 150 sponge bombs and about 1000 tear gas bombs in the operation; During the law enforcement operation, 139 police officers were injured and two are still in hospital.

Jiang Yongxiang, senior superintendent of the police public relations branch, said frankly at the press conference that he understood that demonstrators had the freedom and right to express their demands. However, some radical demonstrators openly blocked roads, undermined social peace, violently attacked the police and hurt innocent citizens. They have completely exceeded the bottom line of peace and ran counter to the starting point of claiming justice.

He added that the police had no choice but to use tear gas in situations of violence and chaos. They had exercised extreme restraint and had considered it multiple times; If violence is condoned, the consequences will be unimaginable and the cost will need to be borne by the whole society. The Hong Kong Police Force hopes to work with the public to get out of the dilemma as soon as possible.