Police have expressed concern and strongly condemned a violent incident that occurred in Tsim Sha Tsui on Saturday and have not ruled out more arrests.
Police Public Relations Branch Senior Superintendent Kong Man-keung told a press briefing that officers had arrested a 61-year-old man yesterday in connection with Saturday's violence in Tsim Sha Tsui.
He said the man was arrested for assault occasioning actual bodily harm, criminal damage and common assault. The Kowloon West Regional Crime Unit is investigating the case and further arrests have not been ruled out.
Mr Kong noted that during events involving large crowds and when emotions are running high, it is not uncommon to see radical behaviour and troublemakers inciting others to create chaos.
He made it clear that in such situations, the primary duty of the Police is to maintain law and order, and to ensure public safety.
Mr Kong said he found it worrying that there was a tendency for people to break the law, the longer the illegal occupation progressed.
He said that protesters had damaged green areas along Harcourt Road, depriving other people of the right to use the space; while some traffic lights were obstructed which could lead to accidents.
Radical protesters and troublemakers have come up with different excuses to justify their illegal acts, Mr Kong added.
He said Hong Kong people are law-abiding and that there was no valid reason or excuse to break the law, while stressing that Police will carry out enforcement action impartially.
Mr Kong urged people to respect each other's rights by expressing their views lawfully and peacefully, while refraining from acts of provocation or disrupting public order.
