Police remove flowers left at Prince Edward MTR station on Tuesday. Opinion polls have shown that roughly half of respondents believe people died during a police clearance operation at the station on August 31. Photo: AFP Police remove flowers left at Prince Edward MTR station on Tuesday. Opinion polls have shown that roughly half of respondents believe people died during a police clearance operation at the station on August 31. Photo: AFP
Police remove flowers left at Prince Edward MTR station on Tuesday. Opinion polls have shown that roughly half of respondents believe people died during a police clearance operation at the station on August 31. Photo: AFP
Bernard Chan
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Bernard Chan

Don’t believe the absurd conspiracy theories: there’s no way people could have been killed in Hong Kong without anyone speaking out

  • A whistle-blower culture is taking hold around the world. So, even with scepticism about the official line, it is puzzling that some in Hong Kong still believe there were deaths in an MTR station even though no one has come forward

Bernard Chan
Bernard Chan

Updated: 6:28am, 3 Jan, 2020

Why you can trust SCMP
Police remove flowers left at Prince Edward MTR station on Tuesday. Opinion polls have shown that roughly half of respondents believe people died during a police clearance operation at the station on August 31. Photo: AFP Police remove flowers left at Prince Edward MTR station on Tuesday. Opinion polls have shown that roughly half of respondents believe people died during a police clearance operation at the station on August 31. Photo: AFP
Police remove flowers left at Prince Edward MTR station on Tuesday. Opinion polls have shown that roughly half of respondents believe people died during a police clearance operation at the station on August 31. Photo: AFP
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Bernard Chan

Bernard Chan

Bernard Charnwut Chan, born in 1965, is a Hong Kong politician and businessman. He is the grandson of Chin Sophonpanich, the late founder of Bangkok Bank. He is currently convenor of Hong Kong's Executive Council.