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…