Hong Kong police seize weapons including handgun ahead of mass protest
- Force believes radicals intended to deploy the arsenal during Sunday’s demonstrations on Hong Kong Island
- Eleven arrested in early-morning raids at multiple locations across the city
Hong Kong police arrested 11 people and seized weapons, including a semi-automatic pistol, during citywide raids on Sunday, with officers saying the arms were meant to “create chaos” during a major anti-government march that started in the afternoon.
At Fortress Hill Road in Fortress Hill, police found a Glock semi-automatic pistol with five ammunition magazines, three of which were loaded. Three daggers, knives and 105 bullets were found at the location.
Senior Superintendent Steve Li Kwai-wah from the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau told the press on Sunday that this was the first time a gun had been seized during the months of protest crisis.
“Our firearms experts checked it and concluded that the pistol was in good condition,” he said.
Li said officers also found two bulletproof vests at a location on Heard Street in Wan Chai, which police believed would be used as a meeting place for radical protesters.