Hong Kong's police were once revered. Now an ex-cop says they’re a blunt tool of Chinese control
On Oct. 1, as the People’s Republic of China celebrated its birthday, Canaan Wong and his friends were dodging tear gas.
— has been mounting. In Wong’s case, though, the criticism comes from an unusual source: He is a former beat cop, and not long ago donned the same olive-green uniform worn by police officers he is now evading. As a police trainee, he spent months learning about the appropriate use of force. Now, as a protester, he has joined the ranks of thoseintensifies, more and more city residents will not speak to journalists, fearing that doing so might hurt them in their workplaces or schools.
The press office of the Police Force did not respond to requests for interviews for this article. In a, the Hong Kong government called reports of abuse “biased and misleading” and blamed protesters for the escalation of violence.
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