Joshua Wong: Students won’t try to retake Mong Kok after police show of strength
Passer-by also complains officers were overzealous during action to clear Occupy camp
The two student groups which lead Occupy Central protests will not attempt to retake Mong Kok, Scholarism convenor Joshua Wong Chi-fung said today, as such a plan is not likely to succeed under a heavy police presence.
Speaking during a Commercial Radio programme this morning, Wong also urged other protesters not to try to reoccupy Mong Kok, as police were using unnecessary force on people in the district.
He said that now even passers-by in Mong Kok could be hit by police batons.
“The police are over the top in the degree of force they are using. Their attitude is bad,” he said.
Wong said that by not retaking Mong Kok, protesters would also show the Occupy campaign had good intentions to reduce its negative impact on residents’ lives while pressing the government to meet their demands.
“It is the government – not the public – that we want to pressure,” he said.