Lau Chak-kei
| Lau Chak-kei | |
|---|---|
| File:劉澤基20190913.png劉澤基20190913.png | |
| Native name | 劉澤基 |
| Born | 1973 (age 52–53) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Lau Chak-kei (Chinese: 劉澤基; pinyin: Liú Zéjī; born 1973), a Hong Kong Police station sergeant who became famous after pointing a shotgun towards protesters in[1][2] Kwai Chung on 30 July 2019 during the 2019 Hong Kong protests. He was promoted as a "hero" by the Chinese government[3][4] and become an KOL in China with nearly a million fans.[5]
2019 Hong Kong protests
Lau Chak-kei gained infamy in Hong Kong after pointing a shotgun, loaded with beanbag rounds, at protesters in Kwai Chung on 30 July 2019, relatively early in the protests. This act led him to become a widely hated figure in Hong Kong. However, he was hailed as a hero in mainland China.[6]
His actions in Kwai Chung were defended by the Hong Kong Police Force. He appeared on Xinwen Lianbo, a flagship news programme on China Central Television (CCTV), on 14 September 2019, alongside assistant district commander of Mong Kok Police Station, Lee Chung-kin.[7]
Lau was subsequently invited by the Chinese government to participate in the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China among about 10 Hong Kong policemen.[8][9]
Views
Lau Cha Kei has made several controversial speeches. Critics have considered his speeches as promoting human rights violations and hate speech.[10][11]
- He said curfew should be imposed in Hong Kong for easy control.[12]
- He claimed the judges in Hong Kong encourage people to be criminal. [12]
- He refers to pro-democratic protesters as "cockroaches".[13]
- He said journalists should not be legally allowed to work without a licence issued by the government.[12][14]
- He said the anti-mask law that bypassed the Legislative Council was "very effective".[14]
- On October 14, 2019, he said Civil Human Rights Front and LIHKG should be regarded as terrorist organisations.[14]
Lau is highly active on Weibo, a social media network popular in mainland China, but not in Hong Kong. As of late October 2019, he had over 867,000 Weibo followers. Pan-democratic lawmakers have questioned whether his political remarks on Weibo constitute breaches of the Civil Service Code and the Police General Orders, which forbade "speaking publicly [...] on matters of a political nature other than in the course of official duties".[13]
Following the District Council elections on 24 October 2019, during which the pro-democratic camp won a landslide victory, Lau falsely claimed on his Chinese social media account that 1.6 million ballots were invalid.[15] The Registration and Electoral Office subsequently issued a press release rejecting these claims.[16] Pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker Michael Tien criticised Lau for "inciting conflict between Hong Kong and the mainland", spreading rumours, and criticising government officials while working as a civil servant.[15]
See also
- Allegations of Hong Kong Police Force misconduct surrounding the 2019 Hong Kong protests
- Controversies of the Hong Kong Police Force
References
- ↑ "港光頭警長暴走 霰彈槍瞄準人群 - 國際 - 自由時報電子報". 自由電子報 (in 中文). 2019-08-01. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 呂凝敏 (2019-07-31). "【葵涌警署】警方稱涉事警長舉槍「戒備」 指引揭姿勢屬企射狀態". 香港01 (in 中文). Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "【逆權運動】央視主播撐舉槍光頭Sir 《人民日報》：港局勢若惡化中央不會坐視不管". Apple Daily 蘋果日報. Archived from the original on 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2019-10-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "無視警民關係惡劣央視還褒獎用槍指嚇示威者的"光頭劉Sir"". RFI - 法國國際廣播電台 (in 中文). 2019-09-15. Archived from the original on 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2019-10-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "【Emily】警察開微博取暖 光頭警長吸粉43萬 - 20190923 - 港聞". 明報新聞網 - 每日明報 daily news (in 中文). Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2019-10-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mahtani, Shibani; McLaughlin, Timothy; Liang, Tiffany (3 October 2019). "For many in Hong Kong, Beijing's troops are already here: The Hong Kong Police Force". The Washington Post.
- ↑ Huang, Kristin (15 September 2019). "Hong Kong police officer who pointed shotgun at protesters is featured on Chinese state television's prime-time news show Xinwen Lianbo". South China Morning Post.
- ↑ "香港警隊代表團抵京參加國慶慶典 代表團稱警隊莫大光榮 機動部隊普通話自稱機動「暴」隊" (in 中文). 立场新闻网站. 2019-09-30. Archived from the original on 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2019-10-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Officer who aimed shotgun at protesters invited to National Day celebrations". South China Morning Post. 2019-08-29. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kayue (2019-10-17). "警隊不跟「光頭警長」割席，如何「嚴肅處理」岑子杰遇襲？". The News Lens 關鍵評論網 (in 中文). Archived from the original on 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2019-10-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "眾新聞 | 光頭警長成警隊一個笑話". 眾新聞 (in 中文). Archived from the original on 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2019-10-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "「光頭警長」劉澤基微博批香港法官縱容暴徒 陸網民附和轟「狗法官」「畜生」 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞". 立場新聞 Stand News. Archived from the original on 2019-10-18. Retrieved 2019-10-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 Sum, Lok-kei; Lum, Alvin (23 October 2019). "Pan-democrat lawmakers hit out at police officer for comments on social media against Hong Kong government and judiciary officials". South China Morning Post.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 頭條日報. "倡頒宵禁令監管記者封殺連登 光頭警長：政治就是心狠手辣". 頭條日報 Headline Daily (in 中文). Archived from the original on 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2019-10-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 Wan, Cindy (28 November 2019). "Study on potential oath of allegiance for civil staff". The Standard.
- ↑ "Registration and Electoral Office responds to enquiries on polling, counting and voter turnout". Hong Kong Government. 26 November 2019.
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