The story of the Hong Kong rebel incident

The Lunar New Year of the Sheep is approaching, and a large number of mainland tourists who come to Hong Kong to buy New Year goods appear on the streets of Hong Kong "as expected". With short distances and a wide range of goods, large shopping malls near the ports have become the first choice for mainland tourists to shop.

On February 8, 2015, hundreds of citizens in Tuen Mun District, New Territories, took to the streets to protest against parallel traders and "free travel". They also asked the government to cancel the one-visa-multiple-travel policy, targeting all businesses. Mainland tourists. The riots by the demonstrators eventually led to the police dispatching and arresting more than ten people. On March 1, 2015, just before the opening of the two sessions, another demonstration against mainland tourists took place in Hong Kong. Compared with the previous anti-traditionalist demonstrations that took place in Tuen Mun, Sha Tin and other places, the demonstration organized by radical groups such as "Hot-Blooded Citizens" in Yuen Long was more lively. Although they were small in number, radicals stormed shops, disrupted order, and clashed with local residents and police under the banner of "Restore Yuen Long."

On March 8, 2015, violent incidents of besieging, insulting, and attacking mainland tourists occurred again in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong and other places, bringing the entire "rebel" incident to a climax.

On March 8, 2015, netizens in Hong Kong responded to the call of social networking sites to carry out anti-parallel import activities. Demonstrators caused clashes in Tuen Mun and Tsim Sha Tsui, and the police jointly arrested six men and women. During the conflict in Tuen Mun, a police officer and a citizen were injured.

About 150 people demonstrated in the Tuen Mun town center area in the afternoon. The police issued many advices and warnings, calling on them to express their demands in a rational and peaceful manner, but the demonstrators refused to listen and pushed the police officers present, disturbed pedestrians and shops, and tried to block the road with iron horses. To ensure public safety, the police used minimum force, including the use of batons, to stop violence and arrested three men and one woman on suspicion of assaulting police officers and obstructing police officers from performing their duties; by evening, about 80 people moved to Tsim Sha Tsui. During the activities, they continued to cause nuisance to pedestrians and shops, and pushed police officers. The police arrested two more men. The police strongly condemned the demonstrators' breach of law and order and stated that they would not rule out further arrests.