List of Police Misconduct
This article will provide a list of police brutality and misconduct towards the Hong Kong protestors and press. The list will only show incidents where there is indisputable video evidence of police misconduct. While these videos are terrifying, it's important to remember that they only cover a small subset of the police brutality, as it's not possible to capture everything on video, especially inside the holding centers, where there has been numerous accusations of sexual assault and torture, including a teenage boy who claim he was sodomized and gang-raped. There has also been an unbelievably high number of suicides in recent months, and it has gotten so bad that the protestors yell their name upon arrest and declare that they have no intention of committing suicide.
Each incident has a GIF snippet along with a link to the full video. This is done to ensure the videos can be seen and shared by those living in China. If the GIF clips are taking too long to load, then you can click the 'See full video' links instead - by doing so then you will also be able to see the full video in a better resolution. It's strongly recommended to see the incidents taking place at 2019-08-31 and 2019-08-11.
2019-11-18 - Police stomp subdued protestor in the head - See full video here
2019-11-13 - Police violently jump onto young man casually walking on the road - See full video here
2019-11-13 - Police shoot Made in China "tear gas" through apartment window on 5th floor, exploding inside the room - See full video here
2019-11-12 - Police plant evidence - See full video here
2019-11-12 - Police commander order to "aim for the head" - See full video here
You can hear him say "凸咗頭出嚟!打佢個頭!", which means "He poked his head out! Aim for the head!"
2019-11-12 - Police attack pregnant woman - See full video here
2019-11-11 - Police shot protestors with live rounds while using human shield - See full video here
It is difficult to understand what is going through the police officers head when he suddenly grab a person to use as a human shield and then fire 3 shots at unarmed protestors.
To make matters even worse, the police kept moving one of the gunshot victim's body, which is absolutely insane, as gunshot wounds on the torso or neck are always assumed as spinal injuries until a full secondary assessment can be made. Moving the victim around like that greatly increase the chance of life-long paralysis or death. (See full video here.)
2019-11-10 - Police beat and push citizens on an escalator - See full video here
2019-11-09 - Police pours water to put out candles commemorating Chow Tsz-Lok's death - See full video here
2918-11-08 - Police officer celebrate the death of Chow Tsz-Lok, a student who suffered severe brain injury after being pushed down from a car park - See full video here
In the video the police can be heard yelling: "Go back and lay eggs you cockroaches. Come and take revenge dickhead. I'm going to pop a champagne to celebrate." in response to the death of Chow Tsz-Lok. It is not yet known if the police were the ones who pushed Chow Tsz-Lok or not, however, video evidence has surfaced showing that the police entered the car park before the incident happened (proving the police lied about the time they entered the building).
The police also ordered volunteer first-aiders and firefighters to leave the area and they forbade dispatched ambulance to pass through the road block, which meant that Chow Tsz-Lok lost 22 minutes of much needed medical care.
2019-11-04 - Police randomly throw Made in China "tear gas" at citizens without warning, and then walks away - See full video here
2019-11-04 - Police pepper spray man leaving as per the officers instructions - See full video here
2019-11-02 - Police throw Made in China "tear gas" grenade at citizens - See full video here
This incident happened at Mong Kok. These Made in China "tear gas" grenades are likely to explode, and the shells become to hot they will burn through concrete.
2019-11-02 - Police use Made in China "Tear Gas" - See full video here
Police has started using Made in China "tear gas" that goes on fire. The tear gas shell gets so hot that it will burn through concrete.
You don't even need to imagine what would happen if this "non-lethal" weapon, which will burn through concrete, hit a person.. because a Hong Kong first aider has already been hit.
The First Aider went into shock as a result of the third-degree burns.
2019-10-31 - Police brutally hit social worker with his baton, and afterwards spray woman asking for an explanation - See full video here
Police lost temper and rushed into the crowd, after which fellow police officers rushed in with him and randomly started beating people with their batons. A social worker was smashed in the head bleeding severely.
A woman was commenting everything that happened with her microphone, while demanding an explanation for their actions. A police officer proceeded to pepper spray her in the face, and afterwards commented "fucking cockroach".
Part of the transcript:
- Woman: Please call an ambulance! He can't stop bleeding! Please call for the ambulance!
- Police: Shut up already!
- Woman: Are you guys out of your mind??
- Police: You guys got a first aider, right?
- Woman: Are you crazy??
2019-10-31 - Police pepper-spray citizens and reporters - See full video here
This incident happened at Lan Kwai Fong.
2019-10-31 - Man pepper-sprayed in the face for asking which route to take and where he's allowed to be - See full video here
2019-10-21 - Police officer assault and arrest woman for yelling "your wife is being fucked by someone" - See full video here
This incident happened at Tsuen Wan.
2019-10-20 - Police fire water cannon at bystanders in front of mosque - See full video here
This incident happened at the Kowloon mosque. Police use water cannon laced with dye and irritants at bystanders in front of mosque. Bystanders were press, people protecting the mosque, and a lawmaker.
2019-10-20 - Police throw tear gas grenade at reporters - See full video here
This incident happened at Kowloon.
2019-10-20 - Social worker pepper-sprayed in the face for reading legal rights for arrested protestors - See full video here
This incident happened at Lui Seng Chun House, in the Mongkok (Prince Edward) area. The social worker said:
Social Worker: To the arrestee, remember this: as soon as you are at the police station, seek a lawyer as soon as possible. You have the right to a lawyer. That is an arrestee's right.
(video paused to identify police officer prepping his pepper spray)
Social Worker: That includes the right to contact your (said PC began using pepper spray) immediate family...
(police officer pepper spray the social worker in her face)
Police: All reporters, disperse immediately!
Social Worker (eyes closed): Police personnel, what you just did show that you are not calm and you lack restraint. You have targeted social workers and journalists with pepper spray in close proximity.
2019-10-20 - Police using crazy amount of pepper spray on unarmed, defenseless woman - See full video here
This incident happened at Kowloon.
2019-10-14 - Police torture NowTV driver who was also shot in the back of the head with a rubber bullet - See full video here
Police shot a NowTV driver in the back of the head with a rubber bullet. They then cuff his hands with zip ties, and escort him to Mong Kok police station where he was detained for 2 hours before sent to the hospital.
The injuries NowTV driver sustained in police custody.
NowTV driver claims they took him to the stairwell and beat his arms, legs, and head with batons. He has multiple injuries not related to the rubber bullet. Police Public Relations Bureau Acting Chief Superintendent Kong Wing-cheung said that the police are "sorry for the misunderstanding in communication during this incident".
2019-10-13 - Police tackle senior citizen for not removing flu mask - See full video here
The above video begins as the senior citizen is running away. You can see the early context leading up to his arrest in this video.
2019-10-13 - Police pepper spray peaceful bystanders - See full video here
This incident happened at Sheung Shui.
2019-10-11 - Police shine strobe lights into bystander's face, pepper spray him for getting too close. He walks away and they continue to follow him and pepper spray him, and eventually drag him off to be presumably arrested - See full video here
2019-10-08 - Police dubiously arrest kid standing alone in the playground - See full video here
2019-10-06 - Police kick and beat subdued protestor - See full video here
2019-10-05 - Police tackle man and woman for wearing facial mask - See full video here
This incident happened at Central.
2019-10-05 - Police throw waste container from bridge as protestors flee from their tear gas - See full video here
2019-10-01 - Police snap first aider's arm after confirming he is a first aider - See full video here
2019-09-29 - Police pepper spray pro-democracy lawmaker Eddie Chu at very close range - See full video here
This incident happened at Causeway Bay.
2019-09-29 - Police run up from behind and start hitting protestor with his baton - See full video here
2019-09-22 - Police kick "yellow object" and blind cameras filming - See full video here
Acting Senior Superintendent Vasco Williams, who was involved in an accidental discharge incident in 2012, denied a person was visible in the video, saying the man was a "yellow object". He later admit it was a person, but that no assault occurred, and tried to claim the video had been doctored. You can see Vasco Williams absurd press conference here.
2019-09-15 - NSFW: Police beat up protestor and hold his head to pepper spray his face and wounds - See full video here
This incident happened in Fortress Hill after he attacked police with their own baton to help another evade arrest.
2019-09-13 - Girl arrested for illegal assembly despite telling the police she was simply passing by and showing them her Mid-Autumn festival florescent sticks - See full video here
2019-09-07 - Police enter MRT and indiscriminately start beating people - See full video here
This incident happened at Tai Po MTR.
2019-09-07 - Police arrest random pedestrian without justification - See full video here
2019-09-03 - Police officer breaking subdued protestor's wrist - See full video here
2019-09-03 - Police chase down and beat bystander for yelling "Where's your conscience?" - See full video here
2019-08-31 - The Prince Edward station attack - See full 3 minute video here
The Prince Edward station attack on 31 August 2019, also known as the 831 incident, refers to an indiscriminate attack towards passengers by the Hong Kong police. The attack occurred after a protest at the night on 31 August 2019 in the Prince Edward station, Mong Kok. The event was described as the police version of the 2019 Yuen Long attack, and the police were criticized as acting like terrorists. It is believed that several protestors were beaten to death at the station. The police deny the rumors, but refuse to release the CCTV footage.
One of the protestor's believed to have been beaten to death is seen in the above clip. You can see the full video here.
The Prince Edward station attack include many other videos, such as this paramedic pleading to be let into the station to help the wounded. The paramedic can be heard saying "Please I'm begging you, let me help the injured. You can beat me, take my gear, arrest me... Just please let me help them!" as the police ignore his pleas. A student, Sonia Ng, who was present during the attack later did an interview where she recalled the sexual violence at Kwai Chung Police Station. You can see the interview (with English subtitles) here.
2019-08-11 - Police open fire close range, and beat suspects even after they are subdued - See full video here
This incident happened at Taikoo MTR station. Police opened fire at close range, beat protestors jammed into an escelator, and continued to beat protestors after they were subdued.
2019-08-03 - Bystander beaten by baton as police mistake him for a protestor - See full video here
2019-07-30 - Police use strobe lights to ruin camera footage - See full video here
This is a common tactic the Hong Kong Police Force use to hide their misconduct and brutality.
2019-07-28 - Police chase and use batons to attack journalists - See full video here
This incident happened at Kwai Chung.
2019-06-12 - Police attack a protestor standing peacefully by himself - See full video here
This incident happened at Harcourt Road/Tim Wa Ave.
2019-06-13 - Police refuse to show identification - See full video here
2019-06-12 - Police attack young girl after she fall on the ground - See full video here
In the video you can also see the police use a baton to hit a guy trying to help her up.
This list is gathered from the posts here: https://old.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/dhlsmw/list_of_documented_police_abuses/. You can contribute by submitting video evidence of police brutality to that Reddit thread.




















































