According to a report by CCTV News, protesters in Los Angeles, California, clashed with National Guard personnel and police deployed in the area on June 8. As reported by Australian media, a journalist was hit in the leg by a rubber bullet fired by the police while she was conducting news coverage.
Australian media reporter Lauren Tomasi, reporting on the incident, stated that after an hour of confrontation, the situation rapidly deteriorated. Mounted police retreated their horses and then fired rubber bullets at the protesters, forcing them to leave the central area of Los Angeles.
Subsequently, she was hit in the leg by a police-fired rubber bullet.
According to Australia's 9News, an Australian senator expressed shock at the shooting of an Australian media reporter by American police, deeming it unacceptable.
In addition, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government reminds Hong Kong residents who are already there or intend to visit the United States to attend to personal safety.
In view of the latest developments, the Security Bureau has already updated the Outbound Travel Alerts (OTA) webpage regarding supplementary information for the United States and will continue to closely monitor the situation there. Any updates will be issued through the media, the bureau's mobile app, and the OTA webpage (www.sb.gov.hk/eng/ota).
Hong Kong residents in the United States who need assistance may call the 24-hour hotline of the Assistance to Hong Kong Residents Unit of the Immigration Department (ImmD) at (852) 1868, call the 1868 hotline using network data or use the 1868 Chatbot via the Immigration Department Mobile Application, send a message to the 1868 WhatsApp assistance hotline or 1868 WeChat assistance hotline, or submit the Online Assistance Request Form, or contact the Chinese Embassy/Consulate-General in the United States of America at the consular protection hotline: (Embassy - (1) 2024952216, Consulate-General in New York - (1) 2126953125, Consulate-General in San Francisco - (1) 4159296998, Consulate-General in Los Angeles - (1) 2138078052, Consulate-General in Chicago - (1) 3123973015).
Hong Kong residents are encouraged to use the online Registration of Outbound Travel Information service (www.gov.hk/roti) of the ImmD to register their contact details and itinerary when outside Hong Kong. The information provided allows the ImmD to disseminate practical information to them through appropriate means, including SMS on mobile phones, on a timely basis when necessary.
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