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#HongKongPolice hold up the blue flag in Central, warning of unlawful assembly and shooing pedestrians from the sidewalk.
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Saw one of the journalists who was hit by a pepper ball above the ear, though he had a helmet on. It swelled into a huge lump. twitter.com/rthk_enews/sta…
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Some exits at Mong Kok MTR are closed, while #police stand guard at remaining ones, both in the station and on the ground.
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A Wuhan photographer captured this romantic shot as part of a series on life back to the norm after coronavirus. After the photo was published and widely circulated, it was found that both were married - but not to each other - and the man is a father of two.
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This is happening tonight at 9:30pm. May 35, a play on the June Fourth incident. Check it out here - youtu.be/CXRVMTjSGJ0 twitter.com/rachel_cheung1…
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Small, scattered installations and signs in commemoration of the #TiananmenSquareMassacre and a growing crowd outside the Victoria Park, where #HongKong govt has banned the annual vigil on the grounds of public health.
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#HongKong people are ever so resourceful. The gates were meant to shut them out, now they’re turned into benches.
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A significant turnout at Victoria Park for the annual Tiananmen vigil in #HongKong, in defiance of the govt ban. Note people holding candlelight are sitting apart and maintaining social distance.
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“I come every year. But this is the only year where I can finally relate to June Fourth. In the past, we sympathised with mainlanders, who are under crackdown. But now the crackdown is happening right before our eyes,” says Tang, who made a greener electronic candlelight.
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The crowd stood and raised their candlelight to the sky.
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“Liberate #HongKong; Revolution of Our Time”. A round of slogan chanting at #TiananmenVigil
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The crowd singing Glory To #HongKong, a protest anthem written during the movement last year.
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It seems the government ban of the #TiananmenVigil did not deter anyone, and only helped spread it across town. twitter.com/cwylilian/stat… twitter.com/cwylilian/stat…
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Meanwhile, on #AnimalCrossing, Hong Kong players held a digital vigil for the #TiananmenSquareMassacre and recreated iconic scenes of Tank Man and a student riding to the protest in 1989.
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Photo by 何柏佳 from @appledaily_hk of the #JuneFourth vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong tonight.
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無論雨怎麼打自由仍是會開花 "No matter how it rains, freedom will blossom", a line from Flower of Freedom, sung at every Tiananmen vigil. By banning this year's event, #HongKong govt may have made it the most meaningful yet. Ppl held vigils across town despite the political storm twitter.com/rachel_cheung1…
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This isn't merely whitewashing, but downright glorifying HK police. It paints police's only fault as not reacting quickly enough and dismisses all criticisms as "smear campaign". Expert cites US to argue police brutality in HK is merely a "perception". scmp.com/news/hong-kong…
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it isn’t new, but it’s definitely unacceptable. twitter.com/danielchsuen/s…
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City Broadcasting Channel’s powerful images of students’ protest this morning, a day after education minister warned that human chain,slogan chanting are punishable acts. This is as symbolic as HK ppl entering Victoria Park to hold the annual June Fourth vigil despite govt ban. twitter.com/ThomasHHChan/s…
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A growing number of protesters in a mall in Sha Tin, chanting slogans and commemorating the protest anniversary. Thousands surrounded LegCo last year tdy to prevent legislators from passing the extradition amendments bill that would allow HK ppl to stand trial in mainland China.
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Police officers are stationed on every block of Sai Yeung Choi Street in #MongKok. People are asked to leave or risk violating social distancing rules. A reporter dressed in all black is being searched.
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This rhyme with food thing is still going on.. twitter.com/xinwenxiaojie/…
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It’s a question you always hear, as if it’s a solution to all the problems in #HongKong - are you leaving? Many think of moving as the easy way out. It is not. The pain doesn’t subside after you go. As one family explains in tears, you bear the guilt of abandoning your home. twitter.com/ShibaniMahtani…
Journalist based in Hong Kong. Formerly @VICEWorldNews, @SCMPNews. Words in @WPReview, @latimes and @AJEnglish
Contact: rachel_cheung1@protonmail.com