Several intercepted and refused entry to Hong Kong through border points as groups of men arrive from mainland China, government source says
- Each group consisted of 10 to 20 men thought to be between 20 and 40 years old – many wearing the same white clothes and wristbands
- Source won’t rule out ‘that they came to Hong Kong to throw their weight behind someone’
Groups of men from mainland China – numbering just under 100 in total, some of whom wore similar white clothes – entered Hong Kong from Shenzhen on Friday night through three border checkpoints, the Post has learned.
Each group consisted of 10 to 20 men thought to be between 20 and 40 years old. The groups entered the city through control points on the cross-border high-speed railway in West Kowloon, the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line and the Lok Ma Chau checkpoint, a government source said on Saturday.
“Some were white-clad men and they were wearing rubber wristbands in the same colour,” he said.
The source said the men wore similar clothes, but gave no indication they were members of tour groups. He said no helmets or gas masks were found in their belongings.
The source said it was unclear whether the groups were connected – and the reasons for their arrival in the city were unknown.
I don’t rule out the possibility that they came to Hong Kong to throw their weight behind someone
Online rumours of mainlanders from Fujian province coming to help residents in North Point and Tsuen Wan became frequent after clashes between anti-government protesters and local residents erupted in those areas.