Hong Kong People Attacked by Suspected Chinese Students at Southampton Rally: 4th Anniversary of Anti-Revision Law

Several cities in the UK held yesterday (11th) the 4th anniversary rally of the “Anti-Extradition Movement”. Among them, in Southampton (Southampton), some Hong Kong people were suspected of being beaten by Chinese students after participating in the rally. It’s Chinese.”

Relevant clips have been circulating on Twitter. As shown in the video, a man in white, dressed in red and black and holding a five-star red flag, punched and kicked a man in black. push away. The man in black who was involved in the beating then pointed at the man in black and said excitedly that “Hong Kong belongs to China”.

According to the Hong Kong Democracy Council, the Hong Kong people who were attacked had scars on their arms and necks. The post also published the student ID card of the assailant holding a five-star red flag, showing that he was studying at the Business School of Southampton University.

In addition, screenshots were also circulated on Twitter, indicating that one of the Southampton Chinese student groups discussed this incident; someone first mentioned in the group that “stupid Hong Kong independence is gathering in the city center”, and someone responded with “Can you Gather some people and go surround them and sing the national anthem.” Afterwards, someone uploaded the above clip and described it as “beating the Hong Kong independence dog violently”, and some people praised it.

Yahoo News has reached out to Southampton Police regarding the incident.