HKCNEWS | 612 Admiralty Conflict

June 10 Begins

The Petition Committee of Hong Kong Christian Pastors, the Pastors Concern Group, the Christian Social Concern Society, Mission Citizens and other religious organisations held a three-day prayer campaign outside the Central Government Offices from 10 to 12 June, titled “Free from the Fear of Captivity, Pray Together for the Peace of this City”. Dr John Chan Wai-on, Assistant Professor of the Alliance Bible Seminary, he was proud of the 1.03 million-large rally, but he felt helpless and sad about the government’s insistence on amending the law. He hoped that as a Christian in Hong Kong, he could pray for Hong Kong politically and awaken the conscience of officials and pro-Beijing legislators to oppose the amendment together.

June 11 Night

On the eve of the Second Reading, a number of organisations planned to stay outside the Legislative Council overnight. Half a hundred police officers entered the area of the Admiralty MTR Station in the evening to stop and search citizens, mainly young people and people wearing masks. Many young people had their belongings searched as soon as they left the turnstile, were asked to stand lined up at the wall of the lobby, and were not allowed to leave even after the inspection. Citizens at the scene filmed and questioned the police operations, but also had their bodies and bags searched and ID cards registered. At the McDonald's in Admiralty Centre, police officers also conducted searches on patrons.

Pan-democratic camp legislators Roy Kwong, Lam Cheuk-ting, Eddie Chu, Jeremy Tam, Alvin Yeung and others rushed to Admiralty Station to discuss with the police, questioning their criteria for stop and search, and reprimanding them for unreasonable law enforcement. As for young people being arranged to line up in front of the turnstiles despite not having been found to possess suspicious items, Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor condemned the police for abusing their power of conducting stop-and-search, unnecessarily detaining the intercepted and inflicting insulting treatment. Also, restricting personal freedom even when nothing was found after the search amounted to false imprisonment.

June 12, 730am

The presence of the police force around the Central Government Offices were significantly strengthened, and the junction of Harcourt Road and Tim Wa Avenue was blocked by the police with metal barriers as a precautionary measure. Special Tactical Contingent of the Police Force (Raptors) members suddenly stepped forward to intercept a citizen and pinned him to the ground, causing discontent among the people at the scene. Raptors came to drive away the crowd of onlookers and took away the intercepted man.

Citizens went onto the carriageway of Lung Wo Road and dragged in water-filled and metal barriers as roadblocks to disrupt traffic in both directions.

Citizens went out to Gloucester Road and Harcourt Road. Police officers dispersed them and some drivers removed the roadblocks.

8am

Demosistō and civil society organisations blocked the passage between Central and Hong Kong Station in the form of a "picket line", calling on the public to join the strike.

A large number of people occupied both bounds of the traffic lanes of Gloucester Road and Harcourt Road and set up road blocks with metal barriers and other materials. The police used pepper spray.

Roads were blocked with bricks around Lung Wo Road.

Legislators Roy Kwong and Wu Chi-wai appealed to protesters to avoid clashes with the police, as the entrances of the Legislative Council Complex had been blocked and the meeting could not be held.

There was heavy congestion on Gloucester Road in Wan Chai. The traffic queue was several kilometres long. Many people got off the bus and walked back to work in the direction of Admiralty. Central (Admiralty-bound) also witnessed a large traffic jam. On the eastbound lanes of Queensway near United Centre, a number of cars were suspected to have collided with each other, lying across 4 lanes of traffic.

10am

Police sprayed pepper-based solution on protesters at the junction of Tim Wa Avenue and Harcourt Road. Protesters guarded themselves with umbrellas.

A large number of police officers with guns and shields marched from the Central Piers to reinforce at the Legislative Council.

A Citybus attempted to U-turn on Gloucester Road. The bus was, however, too long and blocked the entire eastbound lane.

Some police officers entered the Legislative Council to discuss meeting arrangements with the security personnel. Some police officers were fully armed and equipped with pepper spray.

Legislative Council President Andrew Leung announced a change of the meeting time, but the demonstrators demanded to cancel the meeting and withdraw the amendment. They pushed forward the metal barriers. The police used pepper spray again.

The government announced that all entrances to the Central Government Offices had been closed due to severely clogged roads and police operations, and that civil servants were urged not to enter the building.

11am

Legislative Councillor Roy Kwong, who stayed overnight, fainted at Tim Mei Avenue.

At least 4 jeeps were parked on Gloucester Road near O’Brien Road, blocking 3 lanes of traffic.

Macau journalist Chan Ka-chon was pepper-sprayed by the police while covering news and rinsing himself, and suffered burns and stings on his lower limbs, back, head, arms and ears. He criticised the police for unreasonable law enforcement and for targeting journalists, which obstructed the freedom of news reporting.

The Education Bureau issued a special report, citing special traffic conditions in the Wan Chai and Central and Western districts and suggested that schools should be flexible in dealing with late arrival or absence of students.

The Labour Department appealed to employers to be understanding and flexible if employees were unable to return to work in time due to traffic problems.

The Transport Department urged the public not to drive to the Admiralty and Central areas. Over 80 bus routes of KMB, NWFB and Citybus were affected.

12pm

The police said that some protesters on Lung Wo Road had dug up bricks on the ground. The police warned them not to throw bricks, which is a serious offence. The police also said there were cars deliberately blocking the road along Queensway and urged people to avoid going there.

Cars broke down on Johnston Road, Wan Chai. A bus and a private car collided across from the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung released a video calling on people occupying the road to return to the pavement and the assembled citizens to remain calm and restrained and disperse peacefully. He reiterated that the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance amendment only targets fugitives who have committed serious crimes, and definitely not law-abiding citizens.

Pastors stood hand-in-hand between the police and the protesters at the entrance and exit of the East Wing of the Central Government Offices and the Legislative Council, hoping that the police would not use force against the students.

1pm

It rained heavily in Admiralty. Tens of thousands of people gathered around the Central Government Offices and the Legislative Council, forming human chains to deliver umbrellas, cable ties, gloves, helmets, water and other supplies. Confrontation with the police continued. The atmosphere was eased and there were no further clashes.

The police strengthened reinforcements. Long lines of police cars filled the vicinity of Harbour Road in Wan Chai.

The Civil Human Rights Front said that the only condition for the public to dissolve was to withdraw the amendment. It called on the public to realise the principle of "no withdrawal, no retreat".

The Democratic Party stated that Hong Kong had reached a very dangerous edge, and withdrawing the amendment bill was the only way to stop public anger. It also said that the Executive Council has the constitutional duty to reflect the most sincere views to the government, not to “be lackeys and fan flames”.

2pm

Pro-Beijing camp members left the Central Police Station in batches in a white coach and some cars. Their destination was unknown.

The protesters announced a "deadline" and demanded that the amendment be withdrawn by 3 pm, otherwise their action would escalate.

6 religious leaders, from the Hong Kong Buddhist Association, Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, Confucian Academy, The Chinese Muslim Cultural And Fraternal Association, Hong Kong Christian Council and Hong Kong Taoist Association, said that the amendments to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance had triggered heated controversies and caused major divide in society.

They hoped that the government and the public would seek common ground despite their differences. They called on the government to respect citizens' right to participate in lawful rallies and assemblies.

3pm

At the junction of Tim Wa Avenue and Harcourt Road, protesters beat rhythms with hard objects and chanted slogans. Some threw water bottles and other objects at the police, others pushed forward the metal barriers. Some police officers picked up various items and threw them back at the protesters.

Some protesters broke through the defence line and, at one point, stormed into the Legislative Council protest area. Police officers fired tear gas. The protesters then dispersed backwards.

The police resorted to the continuous use of large pepper spray and pepper-based solution while people held up umbrellas to resist. The sprays affected many journalists and photographers. Some protesters stacked up metal barriers and pushed them forward. Some police officers rushed forward to wave their batons and beat the protesters. The situation was chaotic.

Some police officers pointed Remington shotguns at protesters and fired several rounds of bean bag rounds and tear gas. The scene was tense. The Legislative Council protest area, the junction of Tim Mei Avenue, Lung Wo Road and Legislative Council Road were filled with smoke.

Outside the Legislative Council protest area, some protesters tried to break through the police defence line. The police used pepper spray as the protesters resisted with umbrellas and set up a defence line with metal barriers. A police officer sneak-attacked the reporters from behind and from height, spraying pepper spray at close range. Most of the reporters wore yellow reflective vests and helmets with the word "PRESS" on them, and had filming equipment in their hands.

A police officer was injured and sent to the Legislative Council Complex, where he was treated by his fellow officers.

At 3:47 pm, at the junction of Tim Wa Avenue and Harcourt Road, the police fired tear gas.

The crowd around Tim Mei Avenue, Legislative Council Road and Lung Wui Road rushed to the area in front of the CITIC Tower, in an effort to evade the tear gas. There were only a revolving door that barely turned and a small door open. As hundreds of people attempted to crowd into the lobby of CITIC Tower through those doors, police threw tear gas into the centre of the crowd. The Civil Human Rights Front was holding a rally on Lung Wui Road and had been given a Letter of No Objection. Tear gas spread and rose within the crowd, who found themselves too packed to move. It affected everyone's eyes and noses; everyone felt almost suffocated; cries and screams lingering in their ears. Finding no way forward and cops chasing from behind, they only felt painful, anxious, panic, and disoriented.

4pm

7 former officials had a joint petition, including the former Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Stephen Sui Wai-keung; the former Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr Yau Shing-mu; the former Political Assistant to the Financial Secretary, Frankie Ip Kan-chuen; the Political Assistant to the Financial Secretary, Julian Law Wing-chung; the former Political Assistant to the Food and Health Bureau, Paul Chan Chi-yuen; the former Political Assistant to the Labour and Welfare Bureau, Zandra Mok Yee-tuen; and the former Political Assistant to the Environment Bureau, Linda Choy Siu-min. They said that the amendment bill was extremely controversial and urged the Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, to withdraw the proposal, give the matter further thought and discuss it later.

Special Tactical Contingent (Raptors) of the police fired a series of pepper bullets at the Harcourt Road flyover or the crowd, and even shot the protesters in the head without any impact at the time. Protesters had not charged [at the police] at the moment.

Police continued to deploy bean bag rounds and tear gas on Tim Mei Avenue, Lung Wui Road, Legislative Council Road, Tim Wa Avenue and Lung Wo Road.

After deploying tear gas on Tim Wa Avenue, the Raptors ran towards an unarmed man and pulled him to the ground from behind, beating him with batons and kicking him for at least 10 seconds. The beaten man used his hands to protect his head, while the other Raptors surrounded the attacking colleagues and pointed their guns and batons at the journalists.

LegCo members Alvin Yeung, Jeremy Tam, Kwok Ka-ki, Lam Cheuk-ting, Helena Wong and Ip Kin-yuen could not enter the Legislative Council Complex. Unarmed, Wu Chi-wai demanded to see the police commander, but the police did not care at all and hurled a tear gas canister at him at a close range.

A female protester was attacked by a number of police officers and beaten with batons and shields, she fell to the ground clutching her head and cowering; another companion who tried to rescue her was also beaten with police batons.

At the junction of Harcourt Road and Tim Wa Avenue, unarmed Uncle Ng, who was suffering from lung cancer, was shot with a rubber bullet even without attacking the police line. He only scolded the police for their brutality. He fell down and was subsequently arrested.

Police Commissioner Steven Lo Wai-chung described the scene as a "disturbance", with batons, pepper spray, bean bag rounds, rubber bullets and tear gas being used as the police were forced to use them. Asked if water cannon trucks would be used, Senior Superintendent Kong Wing-cheung of the Police Public Relations Branch said, "The police will not rule out any possible options to control the situation."

Chong Man-lung, an outsourced driver for Radio Television Hong Kong, was hit by a tear gas canister in his left chest and collapsed on the spot, with his head bleeding. He was rushed to hospital unconscious and in convulsions. His heart stopped beating for about 20 seconds. The car he was driving was parked outside CITIC Tower and Chong got out of the car to take a break while the police deployed tear gas nearby.

The Raptors fired tear gas at the junction of Harcourt Road and Tim Wa Avenue (Central-bound). An ambulance was at the front and a French journalist on the flyover yelled at the Raptors: "Stop shooting the journalists!"

A police officer told the people on the footbridge connecting CITIC Tower to put their hands up and leave.

The head of a young man was suspected to have been hit by a round in the head and he fell to the ground, twitching and spitting blood, his eyes rolled and dazed.

After inhaling tear gas, the 17-year-old girl suffered from heartache, cramps in her arms and legs and shortness of breath. Off-duty nurses and other volunteer first aiders carried the girl to the pier and waited for an ambulance, but it did not arrive for 10 minutes. The girl’s condition deteriorated and she was eventually taken to hospital by a free ride.

Tear gas spread from the Legislative Council to the High Court in Admiralty and the gate had to be closed at the main entrance of the court building.

A male teacher of Diocesan Girls' School was shot in the right eye and was bleeding. He said, "As nothing was between the protesters and the police, some protesters moved the metal barriers to set up a defence line. The police opened fire without warning and shot me in the right eye. I am still bleeding. I don't know if my eyesight has been damaged, but I think it was a rubber bullet and I can't see out of my right eye."

Lots of protesters could not stand the tear gas and went to Pacific Place in Admiralty and IFC in Central for shelters.

The Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union called for a territory-wide class boycott.

5pm

An unarmed mother stood in front of the police line and shouted at the top of her lungs, "It's enough! I've already suffered from a few of your smoke grenades! I've sacrificed a bit too. Can we just compromise? I'm not charging you, I don't have a weapon!" She begged the police for mercy but was attacked by the police at close range.

A large amount of tear gas entered Admiralty Station and chaos broke out inside the station. Many people asked the MTR to release the turnstiles and some jumped through the turnstiles and went to the platform. A group of police officers were stationed outside Exit C2, during which they pulled a person forward and used pepper spray inside the station. Some people argued with the police officers, who at one point banged on their shields to threaten those people.

The police continued to fire tear gas and kept advancing towards the area outside Harcourt Road.

A man was walking with a box of bottled water in Edinburgh Place outside the Hong Kong City Hall, when he was suddenly pulled and beaten with sticks by a dozen Raptors who peppersprayed him and pinned him to the ground to subdue him. He fell in agony.

A foreign man sitting next to the bushes was dispersed by police while they were dispersing the area around the City Gallery. The man said his leg hurt and he had to walk slowly, but the police officers frantically sprayed pepper-based solution on his face several times at close range.

6pm

The police issued an announcement with the headline "Riot" to describe the demonstration.

In an interview with Chief Executive Carrie Lam broadcast on TVB News, she refused to withdraw the amendment bill, saying, "I have never had any guilt because of this matter". At one point, she choked back tears as she was criticised for betraying Hong Kong, saying, "How could I have betrayed Hong Kong? My love for this place has prompted me to make many personal sacrifices."

East Wing Forecourt of the Central Government Offices was closed.

The Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) strongly condemns the police for violently attacking protesters with lethal weapons such as tear gas, bean bag rounds and rubber rounds, causing many people to be injured and even unconscious. It also said that that day's protest was caused by the fact that Carrie Lam ignored the 1.03 million people who took to the streets. She refused to withdraw the extradition law amendment bill, which provoked public anger.

Pan-democratic camp members were informed by the Legislative Council Secretariat that no meeting of the Legislative Council would be held that day.

Vehicles on Des Voeux Road Central and Connaught Road Central "broke down" and obstructed the traffic. A sticker that read "against being sent to China" was posted on a towing vehicle.

MTR said starting from 6:45 pm, Exits B, C, C1 and D of Admiralty Station would only be for entry only and Exit A remained closed.

7pm

Ten tertiary institution principals issued a joint statement, expressing great concern about the escalating confrontation and tensions in the community, and calling on all parties to remain calm and to resolve the current dilemma through rational negotiation.

The Education Bureau expressed its strong opposition to student strikes and walkouts initiated by educational groups, and reiterated that schools should not be used as a venue to express political demands.

The HKJA strongly condemned the government for disregarding public opinion and refusing to withdraw the extradition law amendment bill which triggered a confrontation between the police and the public, and caused many injuries.

8pm

Teddy Tang, Chairman of the Hong Kong Association of the Heads of Secondary Schools, said that student strikes were expected to happen the next day, and was confident that schools would handle students' demand for strike flexibly. Tang added that the development of the situation had worsened the problem of social confrontation and called on the government to suspend the legislation to listen to public opinion.

In a televised speech, Carrie Lam mentioned the "riots" three times, saying, "These acts of rioting, which damage social peace and disregard the law, are intolerable in any civilised society that respects the rule of law. Clearly, this is no longer a peaceful assembly but a blatant, organised riot, and in no way an act of loving Hong Kong." Strongly condemning the incident, Carrie Lam did not respond to the public demand for the withdrawal of the extradition bill.

10pm

Police dispersed protesters in Admiralty as protesters moved their battle lines to Central. People gathered in Murray Road, Central, while others occupied Pedder Street and Connaught Road Central.

Raptors drove the protesters to Pacific Place mall, where the protesters blocked the doors with umbrellas and other miscellaneous items. While knocking on the door, one of the raptors swore, “Come out! Fuck your mother! Liberal cunt!”

During the dispersal of the protesters on Justice Drive, Admiralty, a CRHK reporter, who was wearing a press pass and repeatedly identified himself as a journalist, was pushed many times by police officers who kept wielding batons, and one of them even shouted, "Reporter, my ass!"

The Hong Kong Public Doctors' Association and the Frontline Doctors' Union had issued a joint statement condemning the police for their handling of the demonstration and expressing their extreme dissatisfaction and distress. The statement directly pointed out that the government did not stop to listen to the voices of the public, which urged the public to express their views in the Legislative Council. The joint statement also criticised police brutality on the matter. As the atmosphere of the assembly became tense at the early stage, the police handled the demonstration using disproportionate, excessive force and tear gas to the protesters. The police used weapons such as bean bag rounds and rubber bullets, and even aimed to shoot at the heads of the protesters and journalists.

11pm

17 former IPCC members, including 2 former IPCC chairmen, Jat Sew-tong and Larry Kwok Lam-kwong, issued a joint statement urging the police and protesters to exercise restraint to avoid casualties.

The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) received 15 complaints that the police had obstructed news coverage and ignored them even after identifying themselves. HKJA urgently called on the Chief Executive to intervene.

June 13

Queensway was fully open at 5:40 am.

The eastbound lanes of Harcourt Road were fully open at 7:45 am.

After an 18-hour shutdown, Admiralty Station was reopened at 2:20 pm.

The Hospital Authority said at 5 pm that 81 people aged 15 to 66 were injured and sought medical attention at A&E of 7 hospitals, with 2 men in serious condition at one point.

On 9 June 2019, a historic 1.03 million people took to the streets of Hong Kong to oppose the amendments to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance (also known unofficially as "extradition law amendment bill (ELAB)"), yet the government made it clear that night that it would continue the Second Reading debate in the Legislative Council. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets on 12 June, surrounding the Central Government Offices and the Legislative Council in Admiralty, in an attempt to stop the passage of the amendment. At around 3 pm, the police dispersed protesters by force, using 240 tear gas canisters, 19 rounds of rubber bullets, 3 rounds of bean bag rounds and 30 rounds of sponge grenades. On 16 June, a historic 2 million people took to the streets again to oppose the draconian law amendment, and police brutality.

June 10 Begins

The Petition Committee of Hong Kong Christian Pastors, the Pastors Concern Group, the Christian Social Concern Society, Mission Citizens and other religious organisations held a three-day prayer campaign outside the Central Government Offices from 10 to 12 June, titled "Free from the Fear of Captivity, Pray Together for the Peace of this City". Dr John Chan Wai-on, Assistant Professor of the Alliance Bible Seminary, he was proud of the 1.03 million-large rally, but he felt helpless and sad about the government's insistence on amending the law. He hoped that as a Christian in Hong Kong, he could pray for Hong Kong politically and awaken the conscience of officials and pro-Beijing legislators to oppose the amendment together.

June 11 Night

June 12, 730am

Citizens went onto the carriageway of Lung Wo Road and dragged in water-filled and metal barriers as roadblocks to disrupt traffic in both directions.

Citizens went out to Gloucester Road and Harcourt Road. Police officers dispersed them and some drivers removed the roadblocks.

8am

Demosistō and civil society organisations blocked the passage between Central and Hong Kong Station in the form of a "picket line", calling on the public to join the strike.

A large number of people occupied both bounds of the traffic lanes of Gloucester Road and Harcourt Road and set up road blocks with metal barriers and other materials. The police used pepper spray.

Roads were blocked with bricks around Lung Wo Road.

Legislators Roy Kwong and Wu Chi-wai appealed to protesters to avoid clashes with the police, as the entrances of the Legislative Council Complex had been blocked and the meeting could not be held.

10am

Police sprayed pepper-based solution on protesters at the junction of Tim Wa Avenue and Harcourt Road. Protesters guarded themselves with umbrellas.

A large number of police officers with guns and shields marched from the Central Piers to reinforce at the Legislative Council.

A Citybus attempted to U-turn on Gloucester Road. The bus was, however, too long and blocked the entire eastbound lane.

Some police officers entered the Legislative Council to discuss meeting arrangements with the security personnel. Some police officers were fully armed and equipped with pepper spray.

11am

Legislative Councillor Roy Kwong, who stayed overnight, fainted at Tim Mei Avenue.

At least 4 jeeps were parked on Gloucester Road near O'Brien Road, blocking 3 lanes of traffic.

The Labour Department appealed to employers to be understanding and flexible if employees were unable to return to work in time due to traffic problems.

The Transport Department urged the public not to drive to the Admiralty and Central areas. Over 80 bus routes of KMB, NWFB and Citybus were affected.

12pm

Cars broke down on Johnston Road, Wan Chai. A bus and a private car collided across from the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

1pm

The police strengthened reinforcements. Long lines of police cars filled the vicinity of Harbour Road in Wan Chai.

The Civil Human Rights Front said that the only condition for the public to dissolve was to withdraw the amendment. It called on the public to realise the principle of "no withdrawal, no retreat".

2pm

Pro-Beijing camp members left the Central Police Station in batches in a white coach and some cars. Their destination was unknown.

The protesters announced a "deadline" and demanded that the amendment be withdrawn by 3 pm, otherwise their action would escalate.

6 religious leaders, from the Hong Kong Buddhist Association, Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, Confucian Academy, The Chinese Muslim Cultural And Fraternal Association, Hong Kong Christian Council and Hong Kong Taoist Association, said that the amendments to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance had triggered heated controversies and caused major divide in society. They hoped that the government and the public would seek common ground despite their differences. They called on the government to respect citizens' right to participate in lawful rallies and assemblies.

3pm

At 3:47 pm, at the junction of Tim Wa Avenue and Harcourt Road, the police fired tear gas.

Some protesters broke through the defence line and, at one point, stormed into the Legislative Council protest area. Police officers fired tear gas. The protesters then dispersed backwards.

A police officer was injured and sent to the Legislative Council Complex, where he was treated by his fellow officers.

4pm

Police continued to deploy bean bag rounds and tear gas on Tim Mei Avenue, Lung Wui Road, Legislative Council Road, Tim Wa Avenue and Lung Wo Road.

The head of a young man was suspected to have been hit by a round in the head and he fell to the ground, twitching and spitting blood, his eyes rolled and dazed.

After inhaling tear gas, the 17-year-old girl suffered from heartache, cramps in her arms and legs and shortness of breath. Off-duty nurses and other volunteer first aiders carried the girl to the pier and waited for an ambulance, but it did not arrive for 10 minutes. The girl's condition deteriorated and she was eventually taken to hospital by a free ride.

Lots of protesters could not stand the tear gas and went to Pacific Place in Admiralty and IFC in Central for shelters.

A police officer told the people on the footbridge connecting CITIC Tower to put their hands up and leave.

Tear gas spread from the Legislative Council to the High Court in Admiralty and the gate had to be closed at the main entrance of the court building.

The Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union called for a territory-wide class boycott.

5pm

An unarmed mother stood in front of the police line and shouted at the top of her lungs, “It’s enough! I've already suffered from a few of your smoke grenades! I've sacrificed a bit too. Can we just compromise? I'm not charging you, I don't have a weapon!” She begged the police for mercy but was attacked by the police at close range.

The police continued to fire tear gas and kept advancing towards the area outside Harcourt Road.

6pm

The police issued an announcement with the headline "Riot" to describe the demonstration.

East Wing Forecourt of the Central Government Offices was closed.

Pan-democratic camp members were informed by the Legislative Council Secretariat that no meeting of the Legislative Council would be held that day.

Vehicles on Des Voeux Road Central and Connaught Road Central "broke down" and obstructed the traffic. A sticker that read "against being sent to China" was posted on a towing vehicle.

MTR said starting from 6:45 pm, Exits B, C, C1 and D of Admiralty Station would only be for entry only and Exit A remained closed.

7pm

8pm

In a televised speech, Carrie Lam mentioned the "riots" three times, saying, "These acts of rioting, which damage social peace and disregard the law, are intolerable in any civilised society that respects the rule of law. Clearly, this is no longer a peaceful assembly but a blatant, organised riot, and in no way an act of loving Hong Kong.” Strongly condemning the incident, Carrie Lam did not respond to the public demand for the withdrawal of the extradition bill.

10pm

Police dispersed protesters in Admiralty as protesters moved their battle lines to Central. People gathered in Murray Road, Central, while others occupied Pedder Street and Connaught Road Central.

11pm

17 former IPCC members, including 2 former IPCC chairmen, Jat Sew-tong and Larry Kwok Lam-kwong, issued a joint statement urging the police and protesters to exercise restraint to avoid casualties.

June 13

Queensway was fully open at 5:40 am.

The eastbound lanes of Harcourt Road were fully open at 7:45 am.

After an 18-hour shutdown, Admiralty Station was reopened at 2:20 pm.

The Hospital Authority said at 5 pm that 81 people aged 15 to 66 were injured and sought medical attention at A&E of 7 hospitals, with 2 men in serious condition at one point.