Before he was battling police on the front lines of Hong Kong's democracy m...
HONG KONG - Before he was battling police on the front lines of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, Tony Tsang, 18, was best known to his peers as a school vice-captain, organizing events for fellow students, friends said on Wednesday.
Speaking at a news conference held under the shade of a tree at the school where Tsang studies, current and former students, wearing masks to disguise their identities, described him as a gifted student and said his shooting had only fueled their determination. Another student urged the government to fulfill the five demands of the movement, which include an independent investigation into alleged police brutality.
The student representatives said they had met the principal of the school who had promised the teenager would not be expelled but declined to take a stance on what they described as escalating police brutality.Police have said the officer who fired the live shot was under serious threat and acted in self-defense in accordance with official guidelines.“We didn’t get a good response from them,” said Alan, a former student in his twenties, who said he was in the meeting with school authorities.
But later, the group and members of the media were pelted with eggs by residents as a drone hovered overhead.“I am heart-broken,” said Cheung, 30, a mother of young children.
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