Hong Kong Island Old Events

The coachman, police officers, and citizens all saw Inspector Gui Lao being knocked down. The middle-aged coachman climbed up on the ground, holding a bloody dagger in his hand. His face was extremely panicked. The citizens fled in all directions, and the policeman shouted: " Sir Zhong!”

"Sir Bell!"

The Chinese police officers rushed towards the injured officer, fearing that the officer would die on the spot. Brother Zhan got down on all fours, using his hands and feet, rolling and crawling to push away the police officers, rushed out of the encirclement, and shouted: "Get out of the way!"

"Flash!"

The coachmen at the pier had just reacted and rushed out into the street in small groups. Two police officers targeted Brother Zhan and wanted to catch him for committing a crime, but they were pushed back by the dagger waved by Brother Zhan. The scene was crowded with people and the army was in chaos. One police officer took out his gun and chased Brother Zhan with his gun, but from time to time Some citizens passed by and could only stomp their feet helplessly.

Brother Zhan also quickly disappeared from the scene

However, the North Point Pier was immediately blocked by the police. First, the police opened fire, and then the coachman drew a knife. The incident escalated and became violent. Citizens were crowded at the pier, and flights were not yet suspended.

Bai Qi arrived at the scene and pulled the injured police officer away.

Tai Kwun.

A superintendent hurried into the deputy director's office, stood at attention, saluted, and shouted: "Sir Barton."

"What's the matter?" Barton was wearing a uniform and had just arrived at the police station to work. His expression still showed a hint of sleepiness, and he felt a little unhappy when he saw his subordinate's anxious look. The subordinate's tone was serious and anxious: "At six o'clock in the morning, Chief Inspector Chung Jerry of the North Point Operations Department led people to the pier to break up the illegal assembly. The driver refused to leave after two rounds of persuasion. During the forced dispersal, the driver violently resisted , Sir Zhong shot to subdue him. Unexpectedly, the driver was armed. Sir Zhong was stabbed in the abdomen. He was seriously injured and has been hospitalized for rescue."

"Trash, you can't handle even a small thing, no lives are lost, right?" The sleepiness on Barton's face disappeared, and he turned to an angry look: "How does the North Point Police Station do things? To disperse a group of rickshaw drivers, they have to use firearms! "

"According to the police officers at the scene, the driver acted deliberately provocatively." The superintendent held the document under his arm and said sternly: "A driver was shot and died at the scene. No police officer was injured except Sir Zhong, but Sir Zhong's The situation is not optimistic either.”

"Last night, I issued an order to disperse the illegal assembly. I have one night to prepare for the operation. Can the North Point Police Station still find an opportunity for the coachman to cause trouble?" Barton was inexplicably surprised. He had already guessed that the coachman intended to make things worse. .

The middle and lower-level British police officers have been in peace for too long and are accustomed to a life with the assistance of Chinese police officers, and have lost their most basic vigilance. Regardless of his repeated orders last night, he still puts violent expulsion first. He does not understand that the Chinese at the bottom are a powder keg and are extremely easy to make a fuss about. The most likely manipulators behind the scenes are Chinese.

The superintendent continued to report: "Currently, the North Point Police Station has blocked the pier for control."

"Lift the dock control immediately."

Barton knew that the controlled pier could quickly extinguish the fire and suppress the coachman in North Point, but now it was obviously not a problem in North Point. Citizens detained at the pier would also cause adverse public opinion. However, the grassroots police station could only have jurisdiction over matters within the district and could manage them. The decision made by the terminal is not wrong.

"yes!"

replied the superintendent.

"In addition, find out the identity of the driver who injured the police officer with a knife and issue a wanted warrant with a reward of 10,000 Hong Kong dollars." Barton has the power to issue bonuses and issue a wanted warrant.

"Yes, sir!"

"Notify the rapid response teams of various departments on Hong Kong Island to be on standby to prevent further disturbances in each district. You ask the director of North Point to write a detailed report to me. I will report to the director now." Barton was afraid that the matter would escalate further. Not daring to neglect, he made quick and effective measures, got up and left the office.

"yes!"

"Sir!" The superintendent stood at attention and saluted, turned around and walked out with the chief.

Office of the Director.

Kunxian was a little surprised to see Barton visiting. He poured a cup of coffee with a smile on his face, handed it to him and said, "Sir Barton, you came just in time. Can you try the freshly brewed coffee?"

"Thank you, sir." Barton took the coffee and expressed his gratitude very politely, but the action of putting the coffee down without taking a bite betrayed his contempt for Kunxian in his heart. After all, since the establishment of the Police Union and the Police Fund, the Commissioner of Police who has not been able to occupy a single position has to be the first one. The police force has recognized that only the union president and foundation chairman, the director of the three powers integrated into one, can have real power. However, the establishment of the two organizations itself is for the purpose of decentralization, so there is currently no director who combines the three powers. However, they must at least get a position in the labor union or foundation, otherwise they will not have an overwhelming advantage over the two deputy directors.

Kun Xian didn't even get a seat. In fact, the police force now has three deputy chiefs! There is no actual police commissioner! As the chairman of the foundation and deputy director of operations, Barton is more sharp than Kunxian, so he naturally has no respect for Kunxian from the bottom of his heart.

In his heart, Kunxian is just a talkative person promoted by the military faction. After this term, he will obediently give up his position. Otherwise, the military faction will not be able to tolerate him at all. Sir Jian, who was promoted to deputy director of the Security Bureau, also has a way to concoct it. he.

All in all, Barton was quite satisfied with Kunxian's performance since he took over. He did not interfere with the personnel of the operations department, but also provided sufficient funds to the operations department. He thought that there was a tacit understanding between the two of them. However, he did not know that Kunxian was keenly aware of his inadvertent actions, and in his heart She was already secretly unhappy, but she still invited him to sit on the sofa area and asked politely: "Do you have anything to do with me?"

"yes."

Barton never went to the director's office when nothing was wrong, and said straightforwardly: "The day before yesterday, the rickshaw union organized a Hong Kong-wide 5-cent run event. A large number of rickshaw drivers gathered at the pier, Central and other places. Since the event was to resist the increase in ferry prices, When it comes to social movements, I think the police force should pay more attention."

"And in order to prevent the movement from evolving from a business model to a violent model, when I found that the number of rickshaw drivers gathering in one place on the street could reach up to 70 or 80 people, I ordered the police to disperse them in the name of illegal assembly."

"Um."

Kunxian nodded in approval: "You are right, Sir Barton. The Hong Kong Five Cents Run is not a purely commercial activity, but a social movement. It's just that they express themselves in different ways. Gatherings of more than fifty people do require Apply to the police force.”

Barton felt relieved: "This morning, the Operations Department of the North Point Police Station sent people to the pier to disperse the gathered coachmen."

Operations Department.

Office of the Chief Superintendent.

"Brother Xian, Barton sneaked into the director's office to find Mr. Kun." Yan Xiong knocked on the door lightly. After receiving permission, he opened the door and reported loudly: "The office has signed a wanted order and is looking for Zhan Weimin. In addition, each district quickly The response team has been informed."

"Heavily armed and on standby twenty hours a day."

He Dingxian put down his pen and sneered: "The deputy director is so majestic that he can mobilize hundreds of people to kill an industry with just one sentence. If there is no support from the Rickshaw Association, I'm afraid we won't even be able to launch this event."

"Inform Akun that at ten o'clock the brothers will come out to work, leaving two hours for the newspaper reporters to write the afternoon report."

"Know it."

"Boss." Yan Xiong smiled playfully, as if he didn't take the matter to heart.

After all, this fight was just a minor disturbance within the police force. It was not even considered a fight between the two major factions. It was at best a purge within the pro-China faction. Until now, only one person was killed and one was injured. It was not considered a major commotion at all.

Of course, things have to get a little bigger before Barton can be kicked out of the police force, but things can't get too big. Otherwise, Kun Xian has just come to power, and it's easy for others to attack him. And because Barton's brothers have overlapping forces with He Dingxian and Kunxian, the people below will be in confusion and have no idea how to fight. In this case, no one will make a fatal move, and it is best to give them another reassurance.

"Let Sir Ge come forward and call the heads of each department and ask them to suppress the reaction force below. The first principle of action is not to harm the citizens. The second principle of action is that the shooting needs to be reported to the director of the police."

"I will be responsible if anything happens, and no one below the director level will be held accountable." This kind of responsibility-taking order is very important and can greatly win over the positions of middle- and low-level police officers.

Patton wanted to use quick reaction troops as weapons, so he put layers of shackles on the weapons.

Moreover, Patton couldn't even implement the order to disperse the assembly thoroughly at the bottom. How could the bottom police officers make such an easy decision when the top officials disagreed? Being conservative is always a person’s first choice, while being radical requires the stimulation of interests and authority.

"Yes, sir!"

Yan Xiong immediately answered.

After Yan Xiong left, He Dingxian did not go to the front line to command or call the police station commander. After all, even the Commissioner of Police is his, so what can Barton do to fight him? The military faction has some power under its control, but the banner of the military faction has long been broken. Without the pro-China faction, the police would not dare to move at all without the pro-China faction.

On the contrary, the brothers in the club had prepared everything in advance and had been gearing up all night, and everything went according to plan.

It's about nine o'clock in the morning.

With the end of the morning peak period, the North Point Pier has been relaxed, and citizens have begun to arrive at companies and shops to start work. Many people have been delayed due to the temporary control, which has led to dissatisfaction with the Hong Kong government's handling of the problem.

Moreover, citizens saw with their own eyes that the police fired at the coachman first, and then the police officer was injured only after the coachman was shot. In any case, the shot fired by the police caused the citizens to favor the coachman, not to mention that the citizens could benefit from the coachman's rally.

As the time came to ten o'clock, more and more bus drivers began to gather at the Star Ferry Wan Chai Pier. Many bus drivers held protest banners in their hands, which read "Police Force Kills", "Police Force Kills", "Interfering with Freedom" Market" and other black words.

The Star Ferry manager saw that more than a hundred people had gathered at the pier in a short period of time. He was so frightened that he was sweating profusely. He not only reported it to the company's senior management, but also brought someone to explain to the Rickshaw Association.