Hong Kong police check IDs during ‘crowd control’ operation outside event for pro-democracy singer
Hong Kong police on Thursday checked the identity cards of fans queueing outside an event for pro-democracy singer Anthony Wong, citing crowd control. Wong and lyricist Chow Yiu-fai were holding an autograph session organised by art group The House of Hong Kong Literature in in Sham Shui Po on Thursday evening when police officers arrived, a fans present at the scene told HKFP. According to Louis Lee, around two dozen people were queueing to get inside the venue at approximately 7.30 pm when police officers asked to see and record their identity cards. A crowd of 60 to 70 people gathered for t...