On February 8, 2016 (January 1, 2016 in the lunar calendar), a clash broke out between police and residents in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. The picture shows the scene of the incident. On February 8, 2016, in the tourist area of Mong Kok, late at night on the 8th due to the Spring Festival hawking incident, it turned into a riot. Some people attacked the police many times and attacked the police officers. The police repeatedly applied pepper spray to control the scene. It was reported that traffic police fired two shots into the sky to warn. At least three people were arrested for assaulting police officers in the incident, and at least three police officers were injured. The police condemned the violence of the troublemakers. After the early morning, the conflict escalated. Some people were equipped with homemade shields, and some people wore masks or masks. They stormed the police line and threw glass bottles, wooden boards and other sundries at the police officers. In the vicinity of the Langham Place shopping mall where the crowds gathered, a large number of police officers armed with shields and batons formed a human wall to stop the demonstrators from attacking. The police once showed a yellow flag and asked the public not to storm the police blockade line. By midnight, the police dispersed the people gathered on the road, and clashes broke out again. The police once had to use pepper spray to control the scene. The cause of the incident was that unlicensed hawkers were selling in the back alley of Shandong Street and Portland Street during the Spring Festival, and clashed with the FEHD personnel who were present to ban them. Later, a group of members of political organizations joined in the heckling, some of them wore masks or masks. Some of them encouraged hawkers to sell in the Langham Place area. During this period, some people pushed their carts onto the road, blocking traffic, and even quarreled with the police, which turned the situation into a confrontation between the police and the public. The riots continued to escalate after the early hours of the morning, and the scene was moved to the intersection of Argyle Street and Nathan Road at the transportation hub. The troublemakers repeatedly clashed with the police officers, and even rushed to attack the police officers. Media photographers stepped forward to protect the police officers. The troublemakers removed bricks from the road and threw weapons at the police officers, and some people set fires on the road on Watercress Street, which is a holiday pedestrian zone. There were multiple fires on the road. A traffic police officer was attacked and fell to the ground, but the troublemakers did not stop. They kept throwing metal trash cans and wooden boards on him. Some police officers pulled out their guns and fired two shots in succession to prevent the troublemakers from attacking their comrades. Earlier, in the area of Langham Place, a landmark shopping mall in the area, some troublemakers were equipped with homemade shields, and some people even wore masks or masks. They attacked the police line in an organized manner. Police officers cast pepper spray and used shields to form a human wall to block the troublemakers. The troublemakers failed to break through the police line and retreated for a while. During this period, masked youths poured liquid suspected of being cooking oil on the road. The cause of the incident was that unlicensed hawkers took advantage of the Spring Festival to hawk in the back alleys of Shandong Street and Portland Street, and clashed with the FEHD personnel who attended the scene to ban them. Later, a group of people joined in the heckling, some wearing masks or masks. Among them, it was reported that some people encouraged hawkers to hawk in the Langham Square area. During this period, some people pushed their carts onto the road, obstructing traffic, and even quarreled with the police, which turned the situation into a confrontation between the police and the public. The Hong Kong police appealed to the public to leave the Mong Kok scene as soon as possible. In response to the chaos and clashes in the Nathan Road area of Mong Kok, and the crowd constantly provoked the police, the Hong Kong police appealed to the public to exercise restraint, follow the police's instructions, and leave the scene as soon as possible. The police reiterated that the Hong Kong society agrees to express their demands in a rational and If there is any illegal act, the police will decisively enforce the law. Police source: "The police severely condemn the behavior of those at the scene who broke the law. The police will continue to investigate the incident and do not rule out further arrests. I hereby appeal that today is the first day of the new year. These irresponsible acts and violent acts not only disrupt public order, but also affect other citizens' enjoyment of the festive festival of the new year. The police reiterate that we respect the public's expression of opinions, but the police also have the responsibility to ensure public safety and public order. If there is any illegal act, the police will decisively enforce the law to maintain public order and protect public safety."