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【#抗爭時代】#831太子站市民心聲 #英文字幕 #EnglishSubtitles

831太子站事件至今，發酵多過一星期。港鐵今發佈 CCTV 截圖，雖然部分錄影片段並不齊全，不過當局表示當日站內並無死亡報告。香港人對此收貨嗎？

現附上太子站市民訪問的英文字幕，希望讓更多讀者了解事件。

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A mom escaped with her 3 months old baby in arms: 31 Aug is worse than 21 Jul

On 31 Aug night, the riot police and the Raptors (Special Tactical Squad) went into the Prince Edward MTR station. It was recorded that they used batons and pepper sprays against citizens on a train heading for Tiu Keng Leng on the Kwun Tong line.

With her 3 months old son in her arms, Jan was going home with her husband. They took the Kwun Tong line MTR train and got off at Prince Edward station.

She think that what happened on 31 Aug is absolutely worse than what happened on 21 Jul. "On 21 Jul, it was the triad members. You can tell they are unlawful. But 31 Aug, the police went into the compartment and beat people indiscriminately. I think it's worse because they are disciplined police officers."

English subtitle by Azure Lorraine The Hong Kong Spirit

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A letter from HK Bar Association.

Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA) on
Police action in relation to public protests

1. The fundamental duties of the Police Force are to protect the life, safety and well-being of residents, to safeguard public order, and to bring offenders before the courts for them to be dealt
with in accordance with due process. It is an important part of our system which defends and upholds the Rule of Law.

2. There is, however, evidence that some elements in the Police Force have fallen below their usual high standards of conduct. In the past few months there has been a great deal of television and video footage showing police officers using excessive force to disperse protesters and in making arrests. Excessive crowd dispersal techniques have included the indiscriminate use of tear gas (including inside an MTR station) and the shooting of crowd control projectiles at shoulder height level or above at close range. Beatings upon arrests are apparent and have been
widespread.

3. Video footage from the Prince Edward MTR station last Saturday night show riot police launching indiscriminate attacks without any apparent lawful excuse and using pepper spray on passengers inside a train compartment or hitting them with batons, especially since the officers in
question left the train carriage afterwards without making any arrests.

4. Members of HKBA who have assisted arrested persons have experienced obstruction at police stations where arrested persons were denied timely access to legal assistance and representation.
Arrested persons have also complained of abuses suffered during detention, many of whom required hospitalization or other non-trivial medical treatments.

5. There have been other violations of the Police General Orders such as the failure of police officers to display any form of identification which fosters a sense of impunity and lack of accountability. The various explanations that have been proffered to justify this - such as there
being “no room” on the uniform of the Special Tactical Squad to display proper identification – are unconvincing to say the least.

6. It is paramount that whatever difficult or provocative circumstances that the Police Force may have to face, they must respect the constraints that are placed on them by the Police General
Orders, and the law generally, which ensure professionalism, especially with respect to the use of force that is no more than proportionate in the circumstances.

7. The HKBA condemns any abuse of power by the Police Force. As disciplined professionals equipped with public authority and lethal and non-lethal weaponry, any unwarranted or excessive use of force against members of the public, be they protesters or ordinary passers-by or residents in housing estates, cannot be condoned. The incidents described above have greatly reduced public confidence in the Police Force. An independent inquiry will offer the truth that the public
and the police deserve and may restore public confidence in our Police Force.

Hong Kong Bar Association 3rd September 2019

香港大律師公會就警方處理公眾示威的手法的新聞發布

1. 警隊基本的職責是保護市民的生命，安全及福祉，維護治安及把罪犯繩之於法，使其得到 公平的司法程序處理。上述是法治精神的重要一環。

2. 可是，近日有證據顯示部分警員執法時已偏離警隊一貫高質素執法的標準。在過去數月，大量媒體拍攝到的視像及影片顯示警務人員在執行驅散及拘捕示威者行動時使用過份武力，包括不合理地施放催淚彈（包括在港鐵站內）及近距離向人群肩膊以上位置開槍。警方於拘捕時毆打被捕者已被廣泛拍攝 。

3. 於上星期六晚在港鐵太子站內拍攝到的視像，顯示防暴警察在無合理的情況下以暴力對待市民，包括向月台上及在車廂內的乘客以無差別的方式施放胡椒噴劑及以警棍毆打，而其後警員離開港鐵車廂時並沒有作出任何拘捕。

4. 香港大律師公會的會員在向被捕人士提供法律支援時曾在警署遭受多番無理阻撓，令被捕人士未能適時接觸律師及得到法律代表的協助。被捕人士亦投訴在拘留期間受到虐待，導致身體受傷需要送院或接受治療。

5. 除上述外，警方亦作出其他 違反警察通例規定的行為，如執勤的警員沒有在制服上展示任何可以辨識其身份的記認， 從而制造一種警方˹不用問責˺ 及˹能逃過監察˺的意識。 警方其後所作出的解釋,例如指特別戰術小組的制服上沒有空位作上述展
示, 亦實屬牽強, 不能服眾 。

6. 無論面對任何困難及挑釁，警察仍應保持克制及以符合警察通例的要求行事。以上的要求至為重要。法律要求警隊以專業的操守執勤，只可以使用與當時情況合適的最低武力執法。

7. 大律師公會譴責任何警隊或警務人員濫用權力的情況。警務人員作為被賦予公權及擁有各種各樣殺傷力不等的武器的紀律部隊，無論在面對市民大眾或示威者時，都不能使用過份及不必要的武力。以上所述的情況已經削弱公眾對警隊的信心。至
今，只有成立一個獨立及全面的調查委員會，找出事實的真相，才可挽回社會對警隊的信心。

香港大律師公會

2019 年 9 月 3 日

Mind the gap... Meet the woman behind those MTR announcements
If you've caught a train, you've heard Cheri Chan - one of the best-known people you've never seen
//Chan started making the announcements in 1992 while working as a broadcaster and researcher for RTHK, after being called out of the blue. Competition was fierce, with six potential candidates discounted before the MTR officials, who listened to Chan audition in a studio, decided hers would be the most suitable for passengers...The company decided to standardise the messages following complaints that the drivers were sometimes incomprehensible and the pre-recorded announcements featuring Chan were rolled out in 1994.//
//Memorable voices of the subway
Hong Konger Nicholas Louie Wai-ting, 31, is a critical listener of MTR announcements and is the founder of a website dedicated to public transport in Hong Kong. The site includes an archive of more than 1,400 MTR and KCR (the Kowloon-Canton Railway, which later merged with the MTR) announcements.
Louie says he misses the KCR announcements, which he thinks sounded more chatty and informal. One he remembers well is the old KCR message for those approaching Racecourse station, connected to the racetrack at Sha Tin. A recording he made in 2002 had a personal twist for punters.
“The next station is Racecourse. Passengers going to the races, please alight there. We wish you all good luck,” it said.
More recently he points to another favourite, following the beginning of the Occupy protests that paralysed parts of Hong Kong. He didn’t record this himself, but a YouTube video shows a supportive train driver thanking passengers for the sacrifices they were making and for protecting the city.//

http://www.scmp.com/…/mind-gap-meet-woman-behind-those-mtr-…

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