In the midst of some fiery chaos and protesters-police tit-for-tat from the 13th weekend of protests in Hong Kong, an emotional moment was captured on video.

A clip of a first-aid volunteer pleading with the police to let him through a blockaded MTR station to tend to injured protesters went viral on social media.

https://twitter.com/Fight4HongKong/status/1167836937840820225

Here is a subtitled version of the clip:

HK First Aid Volunteer Begging to Enter MTR to Save Lives #HongKongProtests #HongKong pic.twitter.com/DTCLSdt7yr

— HKger✋🏻☝🏻 (@loveHK_Persist) August 31, 2019

Volunteer broke down in tears

Despite several attempts at pleading with the police to let him in, the officers in the blockaded train station appeared to remain unmoved.

Protesters and regular citizens standing outside the station appeared to sympathise with the first-aid volunteer, with some even shouting:

You're beating them to death!

You've gone mad! You're killing people in there!

The volunteer continued begging with the officers, saying that "they could beat him to death", as long as they let him save the injured protesters' lives.

He was then held back by another man dressed similarly as a first-aid volunteer, who was also on the brink of tears.

As he broke down emotionally, he shouted that he was "just trying to help" the injured people, and also added:

We don't hit the police, and we don't hit anyone.

Violent clashes in the weekend MTR protests

The protests that broke out in multiple train stations resulted in massive chaos and vandalism.

METRO STATION STANDOFF: Shocking video shows riot police in Hong Kong storming a metro station, using batons and pepper spraying protesters inside train cars, as pro-democracy protests continue for a 13th week; several people were arrested. https://t.co/OsHRaQ4h56 pic.twitter.com/KJ06oiBIBm

— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) August 31, 2019

Riot police resorted to violent tactics to curb the protests happening in train stations, and both commuters and protesters were injured in the process.

Online reactions

Commenters online appeared divided over the clip, as most sympathised with the volunteer, while some were sceptical about the authenticity of the captured moment.

Many sympathisers showed their frustration towards the police:

On the other hand, sceptics were apathetic towards the volunteer.

I support the HK police catching these terrorists, they need to take responsibility for what they've done.

First-aid volunteers meant to be neutral

While volunteers may have their personal beliefs, as first-aid personnel, they are meant to remain neutral and provide aid to anybody needing help.

#HongKong First aid volunteers are tending to the journalist who was tied up by protesters just now at the Hong Kong airport#HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/45XNz9yxpF

— nonouzi (@Gerrrty) August 13, 2019

During the protests held at Hong Kong airport, volunteers also tended to a Global Times reporter from China, who was injured in the midst of the heated demonstration.

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Cover image via @fight4HongKong/Twitter