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59. On 1 July 2020, there were protests in the Hong Kong island area and the Defendant drove his motorcycle from Eastern Harbour Crossing to the junction of Jaffe Road and O’Brien Road and at his back was a black flag with the Slogan printed in white in 4 lines from top to bottom.[1]
60. The route the Defendant took was captured by CCTV cameras along the way.[2]
F.2.1 Checkline 1 at the junction of Hennessy Road and Luard Road
61. According to PW1 (Woman Superintendent W Y Tam), at about 1525 hours, checklines were formed on the eastbound and westbound carriageways of Hennessy Road[3] which is a 3-lane carriageway. In forming the checklines, one lane on each carriageway was reserved for emergency vehicles.
62. At 1537 hours, PW1 saw the Defendant’s motorcycle driving at quite a high speed. The Defendant was told to stop by the police in the checkline and PW2 (Senior Inspector H W Wong) used a loudhailer to order the Defendant to stop but to no avail. At one stage, the closest distance between the Defendant and the police was just about 1 metre. When the Defendant’s motorcycle passed, people around the corner were shouting “hey hey”.
