TNAG-2321-FCO40-3365-Human-rights-in-Hong-Kong-1991 — Page 337

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HKFS

香港專上學生聯會

HONG KONG FEDERATION OF STUDENTS

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CASE III

TIME:

ISSUE

2.12.1991

STUDENTS DISSIDENTS

DEMONSTRATION

AGAINST TRIALS ON CHINESE

VENUE : OUTSIDE NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY HK

EVENT : HARRASSING STUDENT DEMONSTRATORS BY POLICE

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Chinese dissidents Wang JunTao, Chen ZiMing were put on trial and sentenced 13-year imprisonment. 6 students from the Hong Kong Federation of Students went to the NCNA in Wanchai HK to stage а sit-in. At 9pm, they were able to sit outside the front door NCNA. The number of police was 3 at first. The number of police was increased to about 10 to 15 later. Barricades were put up to encircle the 6 students making the sit-in site a restricted zone.

HARRASSMENT ON STUDENTS

1) All personal information of each student was taken down. 2) Police said that students could not sit outside NCNA.

warned the students to leave or risked being arrested. 3) Police

NCNA.

They

cordoned off the section of the road leading to the Other students coming to support the six were barred from approaching them.

out

4) The six were not allowed to go out from the restricted zone at

first. When one of the six students made a request to go for toilet, he was rejected by the police. One policeman said, "You think you can come and go as you like? If you go out, you can not come back again." Students protested against the semi-imprisonment. Later they were allowed to go out for toilet. The bottom line of the police was that the number of students inside the barricades be kept at six. No more no less.

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5) During the overnight sit-in, Police Director in Wanchai,

Lam Kin talked to one of the students over mobile phone. He repeated the warning to ask students to leave immediately. According to the student whom Lam talked to, Lam made a threat to inform the families of the students and "invite" students parents to come if students continue the sit-in.

6) During the sit-in, police kept on issuing warnings to students for using loudhailers. Students placing placards and banners on the floor to demonstrate was warned by police under the reason of "causing obstruction

"dumping rubbish", and "breach of peace".

7) Six police cars were around standby.

Membership 警員

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MEP ZXVE The Student Union of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

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HK. Baptist College Students' Union

KIZKOPA Sir Robert Black College of Education Students' Union

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MAKAA Lingnan College Students' Union

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TABAVE The Students' Union of H.K. Shue Yan College

Student Joint Comm

Hong Kong University Students' Union

H.K. Polytechnic Students' Union

Northcote College of Education Students' Union

Grantham College of Education Students' Union

H.K. Technical Teachers' College Students' Union

Hang Seng Schw444ommerce. 14 BGAA TEREZA 119 6190036 217)

FELGROTTA(RAD) City Polytechnic of Hong Kong Students' Union