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And while we are all in bed, families and friends of some 160 arrested today are waiting outside the Wan Chai police station for their loved ones to be released. It’s a sad sight that will only become increasingly common in HK. Photo: Stand News
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Blood stains left on the floor where a protester was hit by pepper ball and arrested by police. According to Stand News, the wound was so deep it exposed the bone. For those writing today’s headline, pls make clear it was state violence that occurred on the streets of HK today.
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And the flashlights are back as well. Police warning people at the scene they are violating social distancing rules. Officer also accused Legislator Ted Hui of instigating disorder for speaking with a mic.
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After a long break, riot police in action again, running along Hennessy Road towards Wan Chai after some protesters left debris under the Canal Road flyover.
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Riot police arrested several youngsters, one with a shopping bag, and escorting them on to police vehicles.
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While one group of police detained a crowd for stop and search outside Sogo, another fired teargas from the other end of the road, so suddenly that their own colleagues were caught without their gas masks on.
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More teargas fired along Hennessy Road, while the water cannon was used on the Canal Road flyover. Riot police remain on every block.
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For protests in the past, there is usually an end point or a route, even if it might change spontaneously. But today, there’s none. Among protesters, there’s only one rule, your safety and lives first. This is going to be a long fight.
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Some of the masks police wore. In their recent report, police watchdog IPCC ruled that uniform worn by special tactical squad isn’t regarded as police uniform under the Police Force Ordinance, so it’s not necessary for them to display their warrant ID.
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Protesters trolling the police by erupting in cheers when they raised the warning flag. Most of the riot police now retreating.
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Police now dispersing reporters with a blue flag warning of an illegal assembly. Hardly any protesters in sight
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In a way, #HongKong has returned to the “norm” of 2019, with riot police on the streets ushering pedestrians to leave. At the same time, it feels like Hong Kong is no longer the same, with the new law delivering a death blow to HK’s freedom and way of life.
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While riot police take a break protesters have spilled onto other streets, shouting slogans as they go. How and if the march will proceed is still unknown.
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More teargas fired as riot police made a made dash along Hennessy Road. #HongKong people take to the street in this scale for the first time since #coronavirus hit, to protest against its government and the impending national security laws.
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Earlier, the small squad of riot police were overwhelmed by the huge crowd that have showed up. Scattered objects thrown while they were retreating. Reinforcements have arrived since.
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Teargas fired along Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay, half an hour into an unapproved march.
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I imagine the people who are shouting "it's fine! everything's fine!" are also the same people looking at the stocks and think "IT'S NOTTTTT" twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/s…
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"China has betrayed the people of Hong Kong so the West should stop kowtowing to Beijing for an illusory great pot of gold" twitter.com/Reuters/status…
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The fear that #HongKong will be assimilated and turned into just another Chinese city was precisely what drove people to the streets last year. Now the nightmare's coming true. They couldn't extradite people to stand trial in mainland China, so now they extend their law to HK. twitter.com/austinramzy/st…
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It feels like we are awaiting our death sentence twitter.com/alvinllum/stat…
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Many people have noted the militarisation of public urban space in #HongKong. Also interesting is the attempt to blend them in. MTR stick wallpaper with ceramic tiles pattern on metal gates added last December. Photo: Jimmy Lam from USP
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Production of the coming season of political satirical show Headliner has been stopped and previous episodes that received complaints will also be pulled down, says RTHK. This came after the public broadcaster was given a serious warning by authorities. news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%af%…
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Two 21-year-old twin brothers are sentenced to 7 weeks in jail for vandalising MTR facilities. Father, who has nasopharynx cancer, is diagnosed with lymphoma last week and is not expected to live long. Judge turned down request for a suspended sentence thestandnews.com/politics/%E5%A…
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Lost in the Fumes, a documentary on the young #HongKong politician and activist, Edward Leung, is now available on iTunes. He was jailed for six years in 2018 over the Mong Kok riot in 2016. Check it out if you can.
Journalist based in Hong Kong. Formerly @VICEWorldNews, @SCMPNews. Words in @WPReview, @latimes and @AJEnglish
Contact: rachel_cheung1@protonmail.com