More of Hong Kong's office workers are lining up alongside black-clad youth at protests to hurl invective at Hong Kong's police force
By Eun-Young Jeong, John Lyons and Chun Han Wong Nov. 11, 2019 2:11 pm ET HONG KONG—Public anger at Hong Kong’s police force is increasingly driving a protest movement that began as peaceful opposition to Beijing’s growing influence over this city’s affairs.
The tensions rose in recent days after a university student died of injuries sustained during a fall at a parking garage while officers nearby were dispersing protesters. In a tweet on Saturday, Clifford Stott, one of the experts and a social-psychology professor researching public-order policing at Britain’s Keele University, shared a statement from the panel that called into question the council’s ability to conduct independent investigations into policing practices, given the scale of events in Hong Kong and the council’s restrictions on collecting and validating evidence.
Police fired tear gas in several directions, including into the garage. Protesters scattered into apartment towers. The tear gas wafted into residences, a primary school and secondary school, and a shopping arcade. Amnesty International called for an investigation into the police’s actions on Monday. “These are not policing measures—these are officers out of control with a mind-set of retaliation,” said Man-Kei Tam, director of Amnesty International Hong Kong.
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