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The turnout for today’s banned #antiELAB march from TST to West Kowloon is remarkable. Two streams moving northward and southward on Nathan Road. #HKprotests #HongKongProstests
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Two residents in Tuen Mun were hospitalised this afternoon after what is believed to be tear gas wafted through Leung King Estate from the direction of direction of the police’s Tai Hing Operational Base 疑似催淚煙散播 屯門良景邨多人不適 至少兩人送院 hk01.com/article/391431
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A national campaign is currently underway to “clean up” the books available at primary and middle school libraries across China. Anything that “does not conform to socialist values,” “threatens national unity” or “defames the Party leadership” will be stripped from the shelves.
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Hundreds of people, many in black, wearing masks, and carrying white flowers of mourning, are streaming through the Tseung Kwan O car park where Chow Tsz-lok suffered a fatal fall last Sunday. It’s deathly quiet.
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Tear gas grenade thrown at hecklers calling police “rapists” and “murderers” in Causeway Bay with no warning. People had nothing more than surgical masks on and are coughing and desperately washing their eyes out around the corner.
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Hong Kong's Bishop Ha has urged the government to set up an independent inquiry into the death of 22-year-old protester Alex Chow Tsz-lok.
"This is something that no civilized society should accept, and anyone with conscience would not accept,” he said.
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At my alma mater, HKU, students have reinforced their defences overnight and remain on high alert after a few close shaves. This morning University officials negotiated a truce with police, with protesters agreeing not to engage police as long as they don’t try to enter campus.
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Just heard a news presenter refer to these structures, used to impede police vehicles at protest road blocks (and possibly ritual purposes), as “Stonehenges.”
FYI they are trilithons—and that is the first time I’ve got to use my archaeology education since moving back to HK. 💁♂️
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In Central another spontaneous lunchtime march has kicked off to support the protesters trapped inside the Polytechnic University. They’re chanting, “Save PolyU! There are students [there]!”
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What a direct hit from the police water canon vehicle looks like. No mercy for protesters or reporters today.
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Following a call-out issued on LIHKG, protesters are gathering at TST East Centenary Garden, collecting food onations for students trapped at PolyU and conducting a silent sit-in opposite police lines. Legislators Claudia Mo, Ted Hui, Ray Chan, and Longhair are all in attendance.
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Meanwhile, just around the corner on Chatham Road South, riot police close in on protesters from both directions and an armoured vehicle storms through the barricades, tear gas and various intermediate weapons fired throughout.
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Another, third attempt was also made —this time called back when riot police began approaching them from the rear. Several times today I’ve witnessed protesters charge headlong into danger after reminding each other this is their last chance to rescue the students at PolyU.
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Riot police are continuing to march down Salisbury Road, firing a hail of tear gas and pushing protesters back toward TST. This couple was caught in their car with only surgical masks as a miasma of tear gas enveloped them.
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In yet another assault on a pro-democracy figure in Hong Kong, former Democratic Party leader Albert Ho is reportedly in hospital after being attacked by a gang at the Tin Hau MTR Station: 民主黨前主席何俊仁天后遭圍毆 送院治理 hk01.com/article/400185
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I was shocked on Monday night when the Hospital Authority said that by 2200 there were 116 casualties resulting from the protests, the youngest just six years old.
Tonight’s revised figures: 354 hospitalised, aged 0-67.
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“The high court ruled it’s unconstitutional? High court of where?”
“HK.”
“The constitution of where? The PRC?”
“The Basic Law.”
“HK has a constitution?”
Seeing mainlanders mind-blown over the CFA ruling is both hilarious and reminds you what is so valuable and special about HK.
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The actions of the HKPF have fallen far below accepted int'l norms for the handling of volunteer emergency medical providers. The arrest of these personnel is almost unheard of in civilised countries."
Damning words in The Lancet medical journal today: thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Whilst heavy riot police deployment in Central has throttled the daily “Lunch With You” protests there, office workers and residents in Wong Chuk Hang are today marching through the post-industrial creative hub, calling for the five demands and the “revolution of our time.”
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The turnout for District Council elections this morning is absolutely unprecedented. The queue at my local polling station does a complete lap around the housing estate. I didn’t have to line up *at all* to vote in the last election. Demographics are a cross-section of society.
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Results are still coming in for the #HKDCElection but what we’re seeing already is astonishing: the pro-Beijing camp has lost 100s of seats. All of HK is a sea of yellow. This has been called a referendum on the protests and Lam’s government and the verdict couldn’t be clearer.
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Pro-establishment figures, pre-election: "The pro-democracy minority must bow to the will of the silent majority of government supporters."
Pro-establishment figures, post-election: "The pro-democracy majority must bow to the will of the vocal minority of government supporters.” twitter.com/SheridanAsia/s…
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The first of three protest marches planned for today is soon to begin in Edinburgh Place. Marchers will walk to police headquarters in Wan Chai to protest against the effects of the force’s heavy tear gas use on children. Today’s marches are the first allowed by police in months.
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Easily tens of thousands in this march as it makes it way toward Hung Hom, passing through the same battleground as the attempt to relieve the police siege of PolyU on 18 November.
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Less than an hour in, tear gas has already been fired on marchers at TST East. This is a legal protest that received police permission.
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