In an interview with RTHK, Civil Rights Observer founder Icarus Wong said that the officers were “venting their anger at live targets.”
“There were large numbers of officers and they could have subdued protesters with bare hands. The scene was chaotic and the police action could have led to protesters falling down the escalator, causing a stampede,” Wong said, according to Hong Kong Free Press.
According to the Global Times, police claimed that there was no evidence showing that the woman’s injury resulted from their actions, but vowed to investigate further.
A doctor familiar with the woman’s case claimed that she could lose her eye, the South China Morning Post reported.
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