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-40- F.4.1.2 Video footages found relating to the usage of the Slogan

117. Senior Inspector W M Cheung (“SIP Cheung”) and his team conducted investigation and research into usage of the words since June 2019. During the period between 9 June 2019 and 1 July 2020, a total of 218 out of 389 days were found to involve the use of the Slogan in activities relating to protests and other unlawful acts upon a review into 2,177 videos. Between 9 June 2019 and 31 December 2019, 64% of the days in the said period (206 days) were found to involve the use of the Slogan. Between 1 January 2020 and 1 July 2020, 48% of the days in the said period (183 days) were found to involve the use of the Slogan (notwithstanding the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic).

118. These video footages further showed that the use of the Slogan was associated with Hong Kong Independence and other political agenda hostile to the PRC and/or the HKSAR including words or statements to the effect of secession and/or subversion.

119. In SIP Cheung’s statement, “secession (分裂國家)” was to denote “the situation with the occurrence of chanting or waving of flag(s) or banner(s) bearing the phrases “香港獨立 唯一出路 (Hong Kong independence, the only way out)”, “民族自強 香港獨立 (National self-strengthening, Hong Kong independence)”, “香港人建國 (Hong Kong people to establish our state)” and “Hong Kong Independence””.

120. “Subversion (顛覆國家)” was defined by SIP Cheung to denote “the situation with the occurrence of chanting or waving of flag(s)