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Many were injured after a conflict on November 3 resulting from political differences. (Photo courtesy of Edmond So SCMP)

s Hong Kong has experi- jectile during a rally in Admiralty on for photos and videos near the inter-
enced prolonged protests re- June 12 last year. Protesters gathered section of Harcourt Road and Cotton
Alated to the anti-Extradition outside Legislative Council building Tree Drive outside the People Libera-
Law Amendment Bill (anti-ELAB) in a bid to stop the second reading of tion Army’s Hong Kong headquar-
movement since June 2019, violent the extradition bill. ters during the protest.
confrontations between police offic- “My right eye only has 2.5 per Shot at the scene, Yeung felt
ers and protesters have made news cent of the normal vision. I under- shocked and overwhelmed. “I could
headlines all over the world. Many went an operation and a painful yet not believe the police would fire sud-
shed blood and tears during the so- ineffective face-down recovery last denly as I was not doing anything
cial movement, and some are suffer- year as the macular hole is bigger offensive,” he recalls. “A protester
ing from serious physical injuries than natural cases of degeneration,” nearby carried me away (after I was
which affect them for the rest of says Yeung. shot). I was interviewed by a citizen
their lives. Yeung is looking for evidence in while a first aider was treating me.
Raymond Yeung Tsz-chun, a order to launch a legal action against The aforementioned protester and
liberal studies teacher at Diocesan the Hong Kong Police Force. He has I then hitched a ride to a hospital,
Girls’ School, had his right eye and made an appeal in his Facebook ac- where I was eventually located and
chest shot by an alleged police pro- count on January 2 and 18, asking arrested for rioting.”