Lau Chak-kei

</ref> Kwai Chung on 30 July 2019 during the 2019 Hong Kong protests. He was promoted as a "hero" by the Chinese government and become a KOL in China with nearly a million fans.
2019 Hong Kong protests
Lau Chak-kei gained infamy in Hong Kong after pointing a shotgun, loaded with beanbag rounds, at protesters in Kwai Chung on 30 July 2019, relatively early in the protests. This act led him to become a widely hated figure in Hong Kong. However, he was hailed as a hero in mainland China.
His actions in Kwai Chung were defended by the Hong Kong Police Force. He appeared on Xinwen Lianbo, a flagship news programme on China Central Television (CCTV), on 14 September 2019, alongside assistant district commander of Mong Kok Police Station, Lee Chung-kin.
Lau was subsequently invited by the Chinese government to participate in the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China among about 10 Hong Kong policemen.
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Lau Cha Kei has made several controversial speeches. Critics have considered his speeches as promoting human rights violations and hate speech.
* He said curfew should be imposed in Hong Kong for easy control.
* He claimed the judges in Hong Kong encourage people to be criminal.
* He said the anti-mask law that bypassed the Legislative Council as "very effective".
Following the District Council elections on 24 October 2019, during which the pro-democratic camp won a landslide victory, Lau falsely claimed on his Chinese social media account that 1.6 million ballots were invalid. The Registration and Electoral Office subsequently issued a press release rejecting these claims. Pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker Michael Tien criticised Lau for "inciting conflict between Hong Kong and the mainland", spreading rumours, and criticising government officials while working as a civil servant.<ref name="oath"/>

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