Me: What are they using on the bricks? Police: Paint Me: Why don’t they try scraping off the posters? This paint job is damaging this whole area. Police: They (pointing to the posters) are damaging the environment.
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Workers painting over the Lennon Wall at exit B2 of HKU MTR Station. I asked them which gov dept they work for & they pointed me to the police officer. I asked the officer what he’s doing there and he said he’s here to “protect” the workers. #antiELAB #HongKongProtests #hongkongpic.twitter.com/MasjSIcRNI
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Me: Which dept sent you? (He’s walking away from me at this point. I follow.) Police: I don’t know. Me: FEHD? Highways? Transport? Police: I don’t know.
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Me: Are you with Western Division?Police: No Me: Which station are you with? Police: I’m with traffic. Me: So the traffic division ordered you to come protect these guys here in Western District? Police: Yes Wonder if this is going on at other walls.
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Just want to add. An MTR employee was surveying the area when I was speaking to the police officer. I asked him if the MTR is responsible for this “paint job” and he said no, the pavement is beyond the MTR-controlled area and quickly walked off.
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Zoom in on the vest...the company is 昭興 (found 昭興建築運輸有限公司 online). Wonder who contracted them to create this sad paper mache-esque paint job.
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Saw online the rebuilding and proper clean-up had begun. Went back to check it out. Young and old hard at work to rectify the mess those guys left behind.
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Ran into the young man who had come up to me earlier asking abt my convo w/the police officer. He told me he saw the workers get into a Highways Dept van and overheard the officer saying their next stop was Wan Chai.pic.twitter.com/VgyN0KYGJU
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Seriously the worst work I think I’ve ever seen. Must be bussed in mainlanders
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They wore 昭興 work vests, a local company. Someone hired the company to do this. Question is who? Who can get police escorts? There were two traffic cops “protecting” the three workers.
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They want Hong Kong "Clear and Clean" on 1 Oct. thats it.
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Then perhaps they should’ve done it in the wee hours of Oct 1...this is just giving people a clean slate to work with.
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What's even worse, that's just a paint job half done, lolpic.twitter.com/pvKEiEm82u
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This is exactly how
#CCP#MakeChinaGreenAgain!@anderscorr@realKyleOlbertpic.twitter.com/3c3uxgR16R
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Hahahahahahaha diu
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You can’t make us be silent by painting the wall. Rubbish gov, only know to do something like this but not reli facing the public and solve the real problem.
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