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Tear gas was definitely used in '14, see this image from the Umbrella Movement protests: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Hong_Kong_protests#/media/File:2014
by my_username_is_ 7y ago
Tear gas was definitely used in '14, see this image from the Umbrella Movement protests:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Hong_Kong_protests#/media/File:2014_Hong_Kong_Umbrella_Revolution_as_Police_Attacked_Peaceful_Demonstrators_with_Tear_Gas_%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%B8%A3%E6%89%93%E9%9D%A9%E5%91%BD%E4%B9%8B%E5%92%8C%E5%B9%B3%E6%8A%97%E8%AD%B0%E7%9A%84%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E4%BB%A5%E9%9B%A8%E5%82%98%E5%B0%8D%E6%8A%97%E7%99%BC%E7%A4%BE%E5%82%AC%E6%B7%9A%E5%BD%88%E7%9A%84%E6%B8%AF%E8%AD%A6.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Hong_Kong_protests#/media...
Multiple sources also mention rubber bullets being used in '14 as well:
https://www.google.com/search?q=umbrella+revolution+rubber+bullets&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS745US745&source=lnt&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A%2Ccd_max%3A6%2F1%2F2019&tbm= https://www.google.com/search?q=umbrella+revolution+rubber+b...
- huac 7y agoah, you're right, I misread the SCMP coverage yesterday, guess when they said "tear gas was used for the first time" that it was the first time ever, and not just within the protests this time. the NYT article also has: "The use of rubber bullets represented a turning point in the police response and was the first time the government acknowledged using the nonlethal rounds in Hong Kong in decades. The police response following the protesters’ push toward the Legislative Council was noticeably more aggressive as peaceful protests became more pitched throughout the day." So maybe the use of force hasn't changed vs 2014, but the government's brazenness has.
- ngcc_hk 7y agoNot then. Leung dare not. Do not know why lan dare.