Editors note: This report was generously written by Dan Kaszeta of Strongpoint Security. As panic about tear gas ‘toxicity’ spread after a Stand News reporter was diagnosed with chloracne, we asked Dan for a technical review of the many questions people had. Dan has 25 years of experience working on chemical, biological, radioactive, and nuclear (CBRN) issues – including in the US Army and Secret Service. He recently had tear…

Something very strange happened in Tuen Mun on October 28th, 2019. Starting around 4:00 pm, residents of the Tai Hing neighborhood reported both smelling tear gas and showing common tear gas symptoms. Photos collected by Apple Daily from the scene show both residents and firefighters responding to something. Residents and netizens quickly came to the conclusion that HKPF was either ‘testing’ new tear gas at their Tai Hing Operations Base…

Earlier this week, we synced the four known videos from the incident Hong Kong Free Press describes below: At around 11:25pm, around 8 officers tried to push back a group of reporters near the intersection of Shantung Street and Portland Street. A photojournalist for Mad Dog Daily was pepper-sprayed in the face and beaten with batons after he briefly argued with riot police officers. He was then arrested and taken to the…

Findings There were at least two stampedes on November 18th. The worst was at Yau Ma Tei at roughly 23:30 There was another one at Nathan Hotel that we think happened at 21:30 Even at the Yau Ma Tei site, there were multiple ‘pileups.’ A flashbang grenade was used on Nathan Road about 2-3 minutes after the stampede started. The ‘Three White Vans‘ incident happened almost ninety minutes later. Background…

Key Findings The CCTV footage does not appear to be doctored. Tear gas was likely not a factor in his fall. We only have evidence of tear gas being fired toward the place he fell from minutes after his fall. Riot police were entering the ground floor about the time he fell but were nowhere near him. We see no evidence that he was stalked or pushed. Many video clips…