Like I said before. It never was about the extradition law. These thugs are well funded and coordinated. This guy was arrested last year which proved that the rioters have been planning these rioters for years now.
A man fired when intercepted by police, police seized more than 200 bullets
Police investigating shooting last night outside Tsui Ping Shopping Centre, Tai Po, arresting a man for possession of firearms without a licence
Senior Police Superintendent Li Guihua of the Organized Crime and Triad Investigation Division of the Police said that in response to an earlier series of explosives and firearms discovery operations, detectives took an interception operation outside Tsui Ping Shopping Centre in Tai Po at 9 pm yesterday. The man took out a semi-automatic pistol and fired a shot without hitting him. Police subdued him and conducted a house search operation at a nearby unit. A long-range rifle and 211 rounds of rifle were found. Together with the bullets found in the pistol by the unit and the scene, there were 44 rounds of hollow bullets. He said that it was consistent with the information received by the police, believing that someone wanted to use the firearms to create chaos in the rally to hurt others, including police officers, and the police still followed up with some of the target people. He also said that information received from the police could not be linked to a robbery.
He said the arrested man was 19 years old. He was arrested by the police for possession of firearms in December last year. He was released on bail in February this year. He violated the conditions of bail on the 8th of this month and did not report to the police regularly. .
Li Guihua also said that some people fired during the arrest, and then many onlookers clamored to try to hinder police work. He emphasized that the shooting scene at the time was dangerous, and urged the public to heed the police's advice and leave as soon as possible.
埔漢被警截查時開槍 警檢獲兩槍逾200發子彈
警方調查昨晚在大埔翠屏商場外的開槍案,拘捕一名男子涉嫌無牌管有槍械。
警方有組織罪案及三合會調查科高級警司李桂華表示,針對較早時一連串的發現爆炸品及槍械行動 ,探員昨晚9時許在大埔翠屏商場外採取截查行動,期間一名男子取出一支半自動手槍,並開了一槍,並無打中人。警方將他制服,並在附近一個單位進行搜屋行動,發現一枝長距離步槍及211發步槍子彈。連同單位及現場檢獲手槍內的子彈,有44發中空子彈。他表示,與警方收到的情報吻合,認為是有人希望在集會中用槍械來製造混亂,用來傷及他人,包括警務人員,警方仍然跟進一些目標人物。他又說,從警方收到的情報,看不到與持槍劫案有關。
他說,被捕男子19歲,去年12月曾被警方以非法藏有槍械被捕,直至今年2月獲准保釋,本月8日違返保釋條件,並無定時向警方報到,警方於是展開調查。
李桂華又表示,在拘捕行動中有人開槍,之後有不少圍觀的人士叫囂,試圖阻礙警方工作,他強調當時是開槍的場面,有一定危險,呼籲市民要聽從警方勸喻,盡快離開。
