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Clifford Lo

Emily Tsang

Violence flared again in Admiralty yesterday morning following an eventful night during which student-led protesters tried to storm government headquarters then twice occupied Lung Wo Road outside the offices.
At least one policeman in plain clothes was taken to hospital after he was kicked and stamped on by protesters.
Police later said four officers had been attacked near Admiralty Centre and one who lost consciousness for a time was badly injured.

The escalation in confrontations over 12 hours highlights mounting animosity between police and Occupy Central participants. In the last two months, police attacked protesters with batons and pepper spray, and were often subjected to verbal abuse.
At about 9am, both sides clashed again. The South China Morning Post captured the brawl.

Barely an hour had passed since police armed with pepper spray, batons and a powerful water jet finished clearing Lung Wo Road, pushing protesters back to Harcourt Road.
Shortly before the morning's mayhem broke out, the air was thick with tension as angry students exchanged taunts with officers standing on an overhead bridge on Harcourt Road.

At Admiralty Centre, protesters realised at least three plainclothes officers were standing around. When one of the officers signalled with two fingers suggesting an invitation for a fight, more than a dozen people chased the three into the building and attacked them.
The Post's video shows the scene inside the entrance on Drake Street, where a crowd of some 200 protesters and journalists have converged.
One policeman is seen lying on the ground with several protesters punching, kicking and stamping on him.

At this point, another policeman retrieves a baton from his bag to create a distance between himself and protesters.
He is encircled by protesters, while the one on the ground appears to be semi-conscious, with protesters trying to revive him.
About five minutes after the fight, police reinforcements arrived. But the sight of tactical support officers armed with helmets, shields and pepper spray charging in to rescue their colleagues only triggered more chaos.
A bottle of water was hurled at the police, who charged at the crowd, knocking people over in an attempt to secure the area.

Police arrested a 30-year-old man over the incident and were searching for another two men.
Steve Hui Chun-tak, chief superintendent of the police public relations branch, said four officers were taken to hospital with one still being treated.
Other video footage showed policemen swearing, raising their middle fingers and clapping their hands after dispersing protesters from a bridge. Joshua Wong Chi-fung, leader of student group Scholarism, said the police were "out of control".
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But Hui declined to say if those incidents would be investigated. "I hope that the public will understand the difficulties in law enforcement," he said.
Police Inspectors Association chairman Henry Ngo Chi-hang told the Post that the attack on the plainclothes officers had nothing to do with the police's relationship with civilians in general.
But he admitted many officers were "unhappy about the unreasonable insults" they had faced.
 
 


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Police officers injured in morning of violence around Admiralty

Tense stand-offs, arrests and clashes between police and protesters marked yesterday's fresh eruption of violence in and around Admiralty. Photo: Sam Tsang 

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Violence flared again in Admiralty yesterday morning following an eventful night during which student-led protesters tried to storm government headquarters then twice occupied Lung Wo Road outside the offices.
