Chaos at Hong Kong’s Yuen Long MTR station as protesters confront police while marking one month since mob attack
- While thousands of mostly masked, black-clad protesters started by holding a peaceful sit-in at the station, smaller groups were out to make trouble
- Protesters had gathered at MTR station demanding justice for victims of rampage by white-clad men on July 21
There was chaos again on Wednesday night at Yuen Long MTR station as protesters confronted police while marking one month since a mob rampage that left dozens injured.
While thousands of mostly masked, black-clad protesters started by holding a peaceful sit-in at the station, smaller groups were out to make trouble. Some put up barriers on Yuen Long Kau Hui Road and hurled abuse at riot police on standby at the nearby village of Tung Tau Tsuen.
Police chased them back to the station, where they ran in and set off fire extinguishers in a late-night stand-off. They set up barriers using rubbish bins and fire sand buckets while police remained on the footbridge outside.
The MTR announced that trains would not stop at Yuen Long station while special trains would be arranged for those already at the station.
The chaos continued for hours, but police did not charge into the station and eventually were nowhere to be seen. With no one to confront, the protesters gradually dispersed by themselves, leaving a mess for the MTR, although groups of them were later seen voluntarily helping to clean up.