Hong Kong residents blame police and protesters for overreacting after violent protests

Record ID: 1437954

  • Title: Hong Kong residents blame police and protesters for overreacting after violent protests
  • Date: 21st October 2019
  • Summary: HONG KONG, CHINA (OCTOBER 21, 2019) (REUTERS) PEOPLE WALKING PAST AND LOOKING AT VANDALISED SHOP VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CLEANING UP DEBRIS FROM VANDALISED SHOP VARIOUS OF BURNT ATM MACHINE PEOPLE WALKING PAST WALL WITH GRAFFITI GRAFFITI READING (English) "FREE HK" (SOUNDBITE) (English) 48-YEAR-OLD HONG KONG RESIDENT, BEN, SAYING: "I think the police actions are overreacted, even the both sides, both sides the protester and the police they overreact but I think it's not good for all parties and it's difficult to come to an end. Because, I think the question comes from minor, minor problem - it's the (extradition) bill. But now, all parties they overreact and it's very, very difficult to compromise and the case will finish. I think it's very difficult now." GRAFFITI ON SHOP SHUTTER AND TRASH ON THE GROUND TRASH ON THE GROUND SHATTERED GLASS AND DEBRIS ON GROUND VANDALISED XIAOMI SHOP IN MONG KOK VARIOUS OF BURNED ENTRANCE OF XIAOMI SHOP (SOUNDBITE) (English) 43-YEAR-OLD HONG KONG RESIDENT, ERIC, SAYING: "I encouraged my friends not to participate into this because, they can express their view peacefully, but a lot of people cannot express their point of view peacefully. And I, I'm scared to go out on the street last time. Two weeks ago, I was with my girlfriend in Mong Kok and we are panicking because of the protest and we went home straightaway." MAN TAKING PHOTO OF VANDALISED XIAOMI SHOP VANDALISED CONVENIENT STORE VANDALISED SHOP SIGN VARIOUS OF SHATTERED GLASS AT MTR STATION EXIT DAMAGED AND VANDALISED ELEVATOR AT MTR STATION
  • Embargoed: 4th November 2019 05:56
  • Keywords: Hong Kong China protest demonstration damage burned banks
  • Location: HONG KONG, CHINA
  • City: HONG KONG, CHINA
  • Country: Hong Kong
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001B21G9C7
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Hong Kong residents said on Monday (October 21) that anti-government protesters and police both "overreacted" after a largely peaceful protest degenerated into violence on the Kowloon peninsula, with shops destroyed and ATM torched.
    A group of mainly young radical protesters on Sunday (October 20) had targeted banks and other businesses perceived to be linked to China, damaging some store fronts and setting fires on the prime shopping and commercial street of Nathan Road.
    "I think the question comes from minor, minor problem - it's the (extradition) bill. But now, all parties they overreact and it's very, very difficult to compromise," said Ben, a Hong Kong resident.
    After two weeks of relative calm in the five-month long political crisis in Hong Kong, Sunday's large turnout reflected strong support for the anti-government movement despite police branding the march illegal because of concerns over public safety.
    (Production: Aleksander Solum, Fabian Hamacher, Juarawee Kittisilpa, Travis Teo)
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