Today-the 7th anniversary of the infamous attacks on HK citizens by pro-regime thugs during the 2019 protests- plainclothes police intercepted "suspicious" people at Yuen Long MTR station. A woman showed the renowned photo of 2 cops walking away while HK citizens were beaten.
721 spawned a thousand graphics. HKers have been endlessly creative in expressing their outrage & trying to hold power to account. At this moment in history, the CCP has HKers under its boot, but memory, courage & persistence will prevail. In the meantime, "please mind the thug."
Free HKers retell & assert this history as the CCP-controlled HK gov't is attempting to rewrite every narrative of HK history & impose amnesia on HKers, at the same time as it silences opposing views & imprisons all critics.
Photos from 7/27/19 protest against the attacks.
Due to 721 Yuen Long & police attacks on protesters, HKers lost all trust in police, seeing them as the CCP's occupying force. Less than 1yr later, the NSL was imposed, opening a National Security Dept in the HK police force & turning HK into a full-fledged #PoliceState.
HK pro-democracy leader Lam Cheuk-ting rushed to Yuen Long on 721 to try to protect citizens from the attacks. For his efforts, he was beaten, arrested, absurdly convicted of "riot" & sentenced to 37mo in prison. https://t.co/ghBgamrhM0
If that copy of RTHK's doc disappears, Now TV also showed a good doc of 721 Yuen Long. These days no HK broadcaster would dare to show such candid reports about "sensitive" matters. Only small independent & imperiled online outlets would. https://t.co/JtihdwUzBC
7yrs ago today 1 of the most infamous incidents of the 2019 #HongKong protests occurred: 721 Yuen Long. White-shirted pro-CCP thugs attacked HK citizens. Police were slow to respond, leading to suspicions of collusion. This video's 1 of the best summaries. https://t.co/trDyMx0TAX
HK's public broadcaster RTHK made one of the most widely seen docs about 721 Yuen Long. In the ensuing crackdown RTHK was transformed into a regime mouthpiece. It deleted its public archives & tried to take down all copies of this doc on the internet. https://t.co/SlCEPCCd0z
Today, we remember the appalling 721 Yuen Long attack in #HongKong seven years ago. On that day, a white-clad mob indiscriminately attacked protesters as well as members of the public, with the police turning a blind eye and arriving at the scene 39 minutes later.
To date, 69 people have been arrested and 22 have been charged with rioting, including ex-lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting and seven other non-white-clad individuals who have been jailed for 25 to 37 months.
As the authorities are attempting to rewrite history, we must ensure that 721 will never be forgotten. We stand with the victims of the incident and those seeking the truth.
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"721 篡改歷史 指鹿為馬" - Today marks the 7th Anniversary of the 721 Incident. On this night in 2019, a pro-CCP mob affiliated with the local mob surrounded and forced their way into Yuen Long subway station, viciously and indiscriminately attacking anyone they could find.
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