aug 12, 2019 - 8.12 The Deputy Commissioner of HOng Kong Police admitted that police had disguised themselves as different characters and had used expired tear gas canister

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The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tang Ping-keung, admitted that he had sent his staff to disguise themselves as different characters and said that tear gas was discharged at the Kwai Fong MTR station in view of the critical situation and the fact that the station was semi-open, and admitted that tear gas had been used at its best performance

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RTHK
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1474190-20190812.htm?archive_date=2019-08-12

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