 Kunyange zvazvo munyori mukuru Matthew Cheung akakumbira ruregerero nokuda kwekunonoka kwemapurisa kupindura chisimba muYuen Long, achitaura kuti kubata kwechikwata chiitiko ichi kwakawira pasi pezvaitarisirwa nevanhu, akadzokera shure zuva rakatevera mushure mekunge mapurisa emapurisa apindura nehasha. Cheung ipapo akazivisa kuti mapurisa akanga azadzika mabasa awo mukuchengeta nhevedzano yomunzanga pasi pedzvinyiriro huru munguva ino yakaoma. Mukuru Mukuru weHong Kong Carrie Lam akaramba achitsigira mapurisa uye akaramba zvachose kutsoropodza maitiro avo, tisingatauri nezvekugadzira ongororo yakazvimirira yekutonga. Vatungamiriri vanopfuura 30 vanobva munzanga yose, zvikurukuru kubatanidza aimbova mutongi mukuru Andrew Li, vakakurudzira pachena hurumende kuti itange kuongorora kwakazvimirira, asi izvi zvinoshorwa zvakasimba nemasangano emapurisa. Commissioner achangobva kukwidziridzwa Chris Tang akati kuongorora kwakazvimirira kwaizova kusaruramisira uye chishandiso chokumutsa ruvengo kurwisa simba racho. Kushora kwehurumende kuongororo yakazvimirira kwakapa chivimbo mupfungwa yokuti inotsigira zvakasimba masimba masimba emapurisa. Pakupera kwaZvita 2019 hapana mapurisa akambobvunzwa nezvezvakaitwa nemapurisa aya. Mhedziso isingadzivisiki iyo mitezo mizhinji yavanhu yakawana ndeyokuti mapurisa haana mhaka zvachose. Masosi emapurisa eWashington Post akataura kuti tsika yokusawana chirango inopararira mumapurisa, zvokuti mapurisa anorwisa mhirizhonga kazhinji kazhinji anozvidza rovedzo yawo kana kuti anova asina kutendeseka mumishumo yehurumende kuti aruramise masimba akanyanyisa. Achitaura nezvokuita kwemapurisa zvisingawirirani nemirayiridzo, mumwe mukuru mukuru akati vakuru vakuru vanotya zvikuru kugumbura vakuru vakuru vari pamberi, saka kana mufambiro wavo usiri kure zvikuru nemirayiridzo, vanobva vangopofumadza zvakanyanyisa. Mukupindura kuPost, Mapurisa musi wa2019-12-25 akataura kuti mapurisa ose anozvidavirira pamusoro pesimba ravanoshandisa uye vatariri vavo varipo panzvimbo kuti vatarise uye vave nechokwadi chekuti kushandiswa kwesimba kuri pamutemo. 