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At first it was just at Shenzhen that Hongkongers had their phones confiscated and checked and were held for hours on end. Then we started hearing about the same happening in Beijing. Now, even Hongkongers entering Macau are being singled out and detained. topick.hket.com/article/243862…
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Hong Kong netizens are using the hashtag #HKLastWord in response to news that the government is considering invoking the Emergency Regulations Ordinance, which would enable the Chief Executive to cut off the city’s internet like in Xinjiang—and it is heartbreaking pit of despair.
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Outside Sham Shui Po Police Station, a group of local residents—mostly unmasked and not wearing black—have gathered to have beers and dessert and yell at the cops across the street. Just an ordinary Tuesday night.
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In which Carrie Lam finally admits she does not want to see a peaceful resolution to the political crisis she started. She just expects police to make it disappear with evermore tear gas, baton charges, pepper-balls, foam grenades, rubber bullets, water cannons, and arrests. twitter.com/phila_siu/stat…
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Yesterday in Tsuen Wan I noticed two new tactics used by protesters to slow the advance of riot police: emptying small bags of marbles and squirting out dishwashing liquid on the street to slip them up when they charge. If this is what CIA funding looks like, I am underwhelmed.
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More molotov cocktails falling on police in Tsuen Wan.
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It is urban warfare in Tsuen Wan right now. Tear gas, rubber bullets, petrol bombs, bricks and more.
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Since Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation has again closed stations nearby today’s (authorised) protest march, protesters are sharing this map of the area’s pedestrian footbridge network and are warning each other to avoid Tai Wo Hau Station, since it’s next door to a police station.
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Organisers have just said over 135,000 people took part in the 45km-long #HongKongWay human chain tonight. Here are some of the amazing photos of Lion Rock being shared on Telegram:
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“Today’s Xinjiang, tomorrow’s Hong Kong”: New video shared on Telegram expresses Hongkongers’ fears about lampposts being installed in parts of the city that are feared to have facial recognition technology reminiscent of those used to track people’s social credit score in China.
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Again: despite their “One Country” bluster, Chinese nationalists do not actually view us as their coequals or compatriots. They view HK as a colonial possession, and us as their unruly subjects. They’re not championing unity, they’re asserting ownership.
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HKIA is a warzone right now. Several arrests. Pepper spray. Blood on the ground and passengers still arriving. Hong Kong is broken.
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