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MTR station vandalism condemned
    2019-09-03  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

THE transport secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government yesterday condemned rioters for vandalizing dozens of railway stations and disrupting airport operation over the weekend, saying such acts are “barbaric” and “absolutely unacceptable.”

Frank Chan, the secretary for transport and housing, expressed his strong indignation at rioters and radical protesters over their “barbaric acts” that disregarded the safety of others in violation of an interim injunction order.

The malicious vandalism of railway facilities by rioters has caused “unprecedented damages” to a large number of facilities, posing threats to the personal safety of passengers and staff of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR), Chan told a press conference.

He said 32 MTR stations, or about one-third of all MTR stations in Hong Kong, were vandalized by rioters Saturday, forcing the suspension of service along five MTR lines.

Rioters also sabotaged facilities at 15 MTR stations Sunday, smashing surveillance cameras, ticket machines and control rooms, and maliciously throwing metal onto rail tracks of the airport express line, Chan noted.

After the escalation of violence in Hong Kong on Saturday, the black-clad radical protesters who wore masks and helmets defied a court injunction order and brought chaos and vandalism to Hong Kong International Airport on Sunday, blocking access routes and forcing the shutdown of the MTR’s Tung Chung line and the Disneyland Resort Line.

Due to the vandalism, the airport express line was suspended for six hours between 4:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., while the bus service linking the downtown areas in Central with the airport was also limited by the roadblocks built by radical protesters.

The rampage caused the cancellation of 25 passenger flights and the delay of another 200 flights, with thousands of travelers stranded.

Some travelers arriving in Hong Kong were forced to walk on the main road, dragging their suitcases all the way to Tung Chung and then onto the North Lantau Highway to Sunny Bay.

Secretary for Security Lee Ka-chiu told a press conference yesterday that violent protesters attacked and beat up people with different views to create “black terror.”

Lee said that over the past two days, radical protesters have caused severe damages, and the escalating and expanding violence had undermined the operation, order and rule of law of Hong Kong.

About 100 petrol bombs were hurled by rioters Saturday, who also set fire to several places, said Lee, adding that such violent acts posed a serious threat to the safety of people.

Two petrol bombs were found among the belongings of a 13-year-old suspect and a batch of petrol bombs were also seized by police on the platform of an MTR station.

The Hong Kong police arrested 159 people for the massive violence over the weekend.

The arrested included 132 males and 27 females, aged between 13 and 58, Tse Chun-chung, chief superintendent of Police Public Relations Branch, said. They were suspected of unlawful assemblies, possession of offensive weapons, and assaulting and obstructing police, Tse said.

Another eight suspects were arrested yesterday morning over charges of possession of offensive weapons and breaching an injunction order by the court after radical protesters disrupted the operations of MTR stations, Tse said.  (Xinhua)

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