The Escalation Of Violence In Hongkong Has Arrested 420 People.

Media reports: a bundled driver in a shopping mall in Yuen Long, a black man in Hongkong and a counterattack in Fujian in Tsuen Wan. Violence continues to escalate in Hongkong. According to the police, 420 people have been arrested since June.

The Hongkong opposition has incited citizens to strike, block roads and block traffic on August 5th (Monday), causing a series of safety incidents.

On the morning of 5, the so-called "no cooperation movement" was launched at several MTR stations around 7:30 in the morning, blocking the doors and paralyzing traffic, resulting in the suspension of a number of MTR lines, and the travel of Hongkong residents was blocked. A video from a global times global network reporter showed that at the Tai Po Market Station, many angry citizens were blocking and beating black people. The specific causes of the conflict are not yet clear.

On the evening of 5, illegal demonstrators clashed on the streets of Tsuen Wan with local Minnan residents in North Point. After the outbreak of the conflict, the Fujian gang in Hongkong helped them to protect their normal neighbors from being bullied.

On the 5 day, a group of demonstrators came to a shopping mall in Yuen Long and blocked the road with water horses. There are private cars passing by, trying to break through the roadblocks, but surrounded by demonstrators. The driver got off the theory, was bound by the demonstrators' hands and feet, and the car was also smeared and destroyed. After being released, the driver returned to the car, stepped on the gas barrier and drove away, and the demonstrators were dodged and hurt.

According to a press conference held on 5 pm in Hongkong, the police arrested 420 people aged 14 to 76 from June 9th to August 5th.

In addition to disrupting social order and endangering stability, violence has caused heavy losses to the economy of Hongkong.

On the morning of 5, at the press conference held in Hongkong, Chen Maobo, the financial secretary of the HKSAR, said that the investment in the second quarter dropped by two figures, which is the most serious situation in more than ten years. Retail sales showed a sharp decline. Restaurants, tourism and accommodation have fallen across the board.

Chen Maobo said, "if we look at fixed capital revenues, a year-on-year decline of 12%. This is the worst case in more than a decade. Trade and logistics are facing the impact of logistics and trade. These industries employ a total of 710 thousand people. Therefore, the downward pressure on the economy will also affect our livelihood and economy. "

At the same time, the persistent violent shocks in the past two months have added pressure to the retail market. Some shops have even suspended business intermittently, and the daily life and consumption of the public will be affected.

The data show that in the second quarter of 2019, Hongkong's gross domestic product (GDP) has been seasonally adjusted for a real negative growth of 0.3% in real terms. The value of total retail sales has decreased year by year, from 1.4% in May to 6.7% in June. The total income of Hongkong restaurants in Hong Kong is HK $28 billion 700 million in the second quarter, falling by 0.4% per annualized year. The seasonally adjusted comparison with the previous quarter has dropped by 4.6%, the worst case in 10 years, and the first time since 2009, the price volume has dropped again.