7.21 Five Years On | Flowers and a Silent Vigil at Yuen Long West Rail Station; More Than 10 Briefly Flash “5-1” Gesture
7.21 五年．元朗｜西鐵站獻花默站 十多人快閃舉五一手勢
Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Yuen Long 7.21 incident. On that day, white-clad men attacked members of the public with rattan sticks and other weapons at Yuen Long West Rail Station and elsewhere. The government condemned the white-clad men at the time with terms including “lawless and outrageous” and “rioters”. Five years on, the official narrative has gradually shifted to saying that both sides were “evenly matched”; non-white-clad people, including former Legislative Council member Lam Cheuk-ting, have been arrested and charged. This afternoon, three uniformed police officers patrolled the station together. A man wearing black was checked at the station. Around dusk, members of the public arrived to lay flowers and observe a silent vigil. In the evening, more than 10 people briefly flashed a “5-1”, or five-finger, gesture.
今日是元朗 7.21 事件五周年，當日在的元朗西鐵站等地，白衣人曾以籐件等武器襲擊市民，政府曾以「目無法紀、令人髮指」、「暴徒」等字眼譴責白衣人，五年下來，官方漸漸指雙方「勢鈞力敵，旗鼓相當」、前立法會議員林卓廷等非白衣人被捕、被控。今日下午，在元朗西鐵站，有軍裝警三人一組，在站內巡邏。有穿黑衫褲男子西鐵站被查。黃昏時份，有市民到場獻花、默站。晚上，十多人快閃舉五一，或五字手勢。