Hong Kong Protesters Object to Lack of Mob Attack Arrests
Posted: August 22, 2019 Filed under: China, Global, Hong Kong | Tags: Hong Kong, Pro-Democracy Movement, Yuen Long Leave a comment
Protesters face riot police inside the Yuen Long MTR station, the scene of an attack by suspected triad gang members a month ago, in Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong, China August 21, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Reuters HONG KONG (Reuters) — Thousands of Hong Kong residents held a sometimes scrappy anti-government protest on Wednesday at a suburban subway station that was attacked by a mob last month, angry that nobody has yet been prosecuted for the violence.
Some masked protesters clashed with police, spraying fire extinguishers from the inside of Yuen Long station as others smeared the floor with cooking oil, beer and detergent to stop the police from advancing.
Some blocked station exits with bins, booths and other station furniture as others sealed roads outside the station, aiming green laser beams at the lines of shield-bearing officers. Others threw empty fire extinguishers at police lines.
Many inside the station sat quietly.
It was the latest in a series of demonstrations since June against a perceived erosion of freedoms in the former British colony that returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
It also marked a return to aggression after a brief lull in tensions following a huge peaceful march on Sunday.
[VIDEO] ‘Seen By My Eyes’ Time Lapse Documentary by Hong Kong Independent Photographer Francis So 我所看見的美麗香港
Posted: May 13, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Asia, China | Tags: Ap Lei Chau, documentary, Hong Kong, Kowloon, Kowloon Peak, media, Photography, Po Toi, Sai Kung, South China Morning Post, Tai Mo Shan, Tsim Sha Tsui, video, Yuen Long Leave a commentThis time-lapse documentary caapturing scenes around Hong Kong, at Kowloon Peak, Yuen Long, Sai Kung, Tai Mo Shan, Po Toi, has swept four awards at a photography contest in Portugal, including top prize in the mountain view.
Hong Kong Raid on Public Toilet Brothels
Posted: January 19, 2014 Filed under: China, Global | Tags: Brothel, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Police Force, Mainland China, Prostitution, Public toilet, Triad (underground society), Yuen Long 1 Comment
The mostly-deserted shopping mall, which housed the brothels, involved several floors of a building in Yuen Long
Crackdown: Hong Kong police have raided triad gang-run brothels operating out of converted public toilets in an unused shopping mall, reports say.
Dozens were held at a building in the Yuen Long area. They face charges including keeping a vice establishment and membership of a triad society.
Many of the women held are thought to be from mainland China.
Golden Rice Field Reappears in Hong Kong After 50 years
Posted: September 12, 2013 Filed under: China, Global | Tags: Henderson Land Development, Hong Kong, Lee Shau-kee, Leung, New Territories, San Tin, Yuen Long 1 Comment
消失50年重現香江 黃金稻田大秋收
As debates continues surrounding the North East New Territories Development (NENTD) plan, a flower grower in Shek Wu Wai in San Tin, Yuen Long started a “revolution”! He utilised the months long resting period of his farmland and successfully grew his first ever round of rice, bringing back the golden rice field back to Yuen Long, an area which was famous for rice and fish farms. This over 60-year-old farmer is hosting a harvesting event on 15th September, and recruiting volunteers to harvest and mill the grains. The majority of the harvest will be donated to elderly, as the farmer wanted to contribute to the society at which his neighbours once helped him when he was a boy. He also wishes this experience can teach the younger generations how to cherish food. Read the rest of this entry »
BREAKING: Fake Mooncakes Lead to Arrest
Posted: September 10, 2013 Filed under: Mediasphere | Tags: Cake, China, Hong Kong, Intellectual property, Mid-AutumnFestival, Mooncake, People's Daily, Yuen Long 2 Comments
Customs net 135 boxes of fake mooncakes
A 50-year-old beautician was arrested for selling fake mooncakes at the parlor where she works.
A total of 135 boxes of the Mid-Autumn Festival delicacy – carrying forged trademarks and valued at HK$20,000 – were seized in Yuen Long.
Police acted after a customer complained to the Hang Heung Cake Shop about the substandard mooncakes. Read the rest of this entry »