Thousands of mostly black-clad protesters in Hong Kong have defied a police ban on Sunday to march from the busy shopping hub of Causeway Bay to Central.
Police had for the second time banned a rally and march planned by the Civil Human Rights Front over fears of violence as the city enters its 15th straight weekend of protests. On Saturday, skirmishes occurred in various parts of the city as pro-Beijing groups clashed with anti-government protesters.
The social unrest gripping Hong Kong was sparked by the extradition bill, which would have allowed the transfer of fugitives to jurisdictions with which the city has no such agreement, including mainland China. While authorities have announced the withdrawal of the bill, the movement has since grown into a widespread anti-government campaign with protesters demanding an inquiry into police action over the protests and universal suffrage.
>Five Demands 1. Complete withdrawal of the extradition bill from the legislative process 2. Retraction of the "riot" characterisation 3. Release and exoneration of arrested protesters 4. Establishment of an independent commission of inquiry into police conduct and use of force during the protests 5. Resignation of Carrie Lam and the implementation of universal suffrage for Legislative Council and Chief Executive elections
>The withdrawal of the bill is far from a victory for Hong Kong. In fact, it is quite the opposite. youtube.com/watch?v=1O40FVu7Uds
Hundreds of people have gathered outside Sogo in Causeway Bay, even though police have banned a march from the area to Central. "Resist Beijing! Liberate Hong Kong!" the crowd chants. Some of them are waving the US flag, urging the American government to pass the US Human Rights and Democracy Act.
Among the crowd was Tom Wong, 35. He said it was important to come out because the government had refused to satisfy all five key demands from protesters. "And it’s not just that. Police have been abusing their power and using excessive force on young people," he said. Waving the US flag outside the Sogo store, Wong said the flag represented Hongkongers’ spirit in pursuit of democracy and human rights.
Thousands of protesters marched from Causeway Bay towards the Wan Chai direction. "Liberate Hong Kong! Revolution of our times!" they chanted. Among them was Peter Chan, 30, who said he was concerned about the consequences of joining a march banned by police, but decided to show up anyway. "I am here today because our five key demands have not been met. And police have not been behaving like police but gangsters."
Terence Pang, who received leg surgery in August and was still recovering, joined the rally in a wheelchair. "This is the first rally after the withdrawal of the extradition bill. That’s important as we need to let the government know that our other demands have not been met," he said. "I’m most concerned about having universal suffrage, that’s the root of all our problems." He said he was also frustrated by police’s handing of the protests. "I hope police will recognise their wrongdoings, reflect upon that and introduce actual reform. It just seems they haven’t confessed to one single mistake so far."
>OP posts are exactly at 5 mins interval, not even variation in seconds Yes, don't worry, this not a shillbot at all constantly bumping this dead topic. An actual person is actually behind the computer..
The first batch of protesters approached the government headquarters in Admiralty. Peter Chan, 28, waving a mini-British flag, said he was doing so because he wanted the international community to help Hong Kong. "Police have been increasingly abusing their power," he said. Referring to the police ban on today's march, Chan added, "It’s like we don’t have freedom of assembly anymore here." Meanwhile, long queues formed in Causeway Bay MTR station as many people, mostly in black, kept streaming in from trains 45 minutes after the march started.
Protester John Wong, who claimed to be a businessman, waved a US flag in the march. He said he hoped this would catch the attention of Americans to support the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. "It’s not really about [getting support from] the US president. If US Congress passes the act, the president can’t do much to resist it," he said. The act does however, require the US president’s approval to become law, and for sanctions to be imposed. Wong also said he is prepared if police use tear gas or force, or if he gets arrested. "I already saw that coming, but I can’t do much. I just feel it’s our fundamental right to assemble. The government can’t stop us from doing so."
More than 200 Catholics, joined by retired cardinal Joseph Zen, gathered inside Christ the King chapel in Causeway Bay to mark the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, or the Virgin Mary. This is the first of their three planned services at different churches on Sunday afternoon, including Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Wan Chai, of which Chief Executive Carrie Lam is a parishioner. "In this moment in which our freedom, dignity and justice are being deprived here in Hong Kong, let us have a pilgrimage to visit three churches and pray to our Lady who understands the meaning of sorrow, to accompany us in this journey of suffering and ask for her intercession," organisers said in a statement issued prior to the event.
can you please stop comparing mainland china with natsocs?
Jack Sullivan
Teresa Fung, Zen’s secretary, said today’s event is not a march, and that worshippers would head to the next church on their own. Joseph Cheung, a 68-year-old worshiper, said he hoped the services could send a message to the government.
Points 3 and 4 at odds with each other. Point 5 - I think Lam will be allowed to step down but suffrage wont be granted.
China put their foot down and found out how hard it would be to walk in and take over (plan a). So will lift it back up.
My plan (if I was china) would be to do the following:
1. Already retracted 2. Say it was a protest with some rioters 3. Release most of the protestors with suspended sentences (without exoneration) 4 Allow for some rubbish kind of enquiry into the police, with a small number being punished 5. Carrie Lam to step down, no suffrage but policy to make cheaper housing for a time period and some other concession.
Jacob Allen
A protester who only gave his initials as A.N., joined the march holding a banner supporting the re-election of Donald Trump as US president in 2020. "We hope Trump can help in passing the Hong Kong Human Rights Act in Congress as a way to protect against China's encroachment," the 40-year-old office worker said. A.N. said despite the US having its own political challenges, the values the country represents made it unique in the world. "Trump had previously implored Beijing to handle Hong Kong humanely. We hope he remains committed to that position." The protester said he did not fear the legal consequences of participating in an unauthorised march, as he believed that freedom of assembly is a right all Hongkongers deserve. "The past few months have shown we can be arrested any time. We need to use necessary tactics to ensure our rights."
South Korean actor Kim Ui-seong, who has previously indicated his support for protesters, was in Admiralty. Kim was in Hong Kong to report on the protests. As he walked along Harcourt Road, protesters shouted "I love you" and "Thank you" in Korean to him. "There are many protests in Korea but this is the first one I've been to in Hong Kong. I'm very touched and impressed," he said. Kim previously expressed support for protesters, attracting online attacks from mainland users. He then posted a picture of the Tank Man, an iconic image of the Tiananmen crackdown in response, which he regretted doing. "That was a stupid thing to do, I will not do it again," he admitted, but added that he still supports Hong Kong protesters. "It's important for Hong Kong people to fight for their rights."
Stupid faggot with the 2nd amendment sign. If these cunts used firearms, then the PLA would have the excuse it needs to bring in the troops and clear the streets with bullets. Instead the protesters will force change without bloodshed. Proving the 2nd amendment redundant after all.
Caleb Fisher
On Hennessy Road, protesters set up simple barricades hoping to slow down police.
ya thats how it works, you get caught breaking the law you get detained by the government, the word "extradition" doesnt apply to people living hong kong, theres no "i break the law there but im immune over here"
Dominic Hall
in the photo theres 2 people appealing to trumps vanity, and some folks with flag handouts
Sebastian Brooks
On Harcourt Road, where protesters had earlier tried to set up a blockade but left upon seeing police approach, hundreds returned and occupied lanes.
... If HK protestors are armed and willing to fight the PLA would get a Vietnam situation, and would see the Chinese gov fall and be replaced by some new commie. Or splinter into provinces - the best outcome for HK.
Nathaniel Adams
This
Carter Long
Tear gas was fired on Harcourt Road. Police raised a black warning flag shortly before firing.
>be a HK protest shill gook >barely knows english let alone browses image board >make copy pasted thread and short reply through timed automated bot due to the said incapability >still wonder why people barely give a shit
Robert Cruz
how much does it pay to become an agent of hostile foreign power?
>Then why are you here? Lol you're still posting through using the automated bot? Did the bot also give you an automated translation from your gook language? Sadly it can only gives you one shitty sentence at a time apparently
Chase Torres
unfortunately no one on pol cares about Asia. There are 3 threads about a shithole like Peru before a thread about China gets made.
Riot police rushed out of Wan Chai MTR station, charging at hundreds of black-clad protesters on Hennessy Road, before firing a round of tear gas. The black flag was raised, warning of the use of tear gas.
you shill are so fucking pathetic. Imagine being colonized for more than a century by the fucking anglo and yet still can't form an english sentence. Riceboys trying to larp as a revolutionist in a hollow movement, stay losing lmao
Elijah Ward
Protesters retreated from the government headquarters after police used tear gas and water cannon on them. The Admiralty Centre was cleared and police moved down Harcourt Road towards Wan Chai.
Reminder that your pathetic CIA-backed revolt will lead nowhere. Hong Kong is being sacrificed to take a hit at China, but ultimately nothing will come out of it except making HK lastingly damaged. You are pawns in a big game, and no one playing this game gives a damn about your fate. Your destiny is to suffer for the potential benefit of others. By the 2040s Hong Kong will be known as a subpar city, a pathetic shadow of its former self, like a Detroit of China.
Nolan Rivera
Some people changed out of black T-shirts in the Times Square shopping mall in Causeway Bay.
holy shit haha good catch, HK shills are retarded >hurr we figured that the best bump interval is 5 minutes so I'm gonna make a script post every 5 minutes exactly
Protesters on Queen’s Road East in Wan Chai retreated towards Tai Yuen Street and were set to join another group on Hennessy Road. Riot police moved forward from Ruttonjee Hospital.
Next post by CIA nigger bot 4w99NFrh in 5, 4, 3, 2...
will it give me a (You)?
Jaxon Smith
damn, my clock is off by 15 seconds
>I totally post every 5 minutes to the second manually extremely advanced autism if true
Cameron Collins
>imagine being so dedicated to maximum efficiently shilling your dead thread that you won't even reply to anyone if it hasn't been 5 minutes since your previous post
>Times Square was not officially closed but many shops had shut. More protesters arrived in the mall. I don't care CIA nigger, that has nothing to do with what you're replying to. I know that using Jow Forums is a bit new to you, but please apply yourself
Are you even a chink? Post proof of chinkness
Chase Cook
Zhang if I can give some feedback, you should ask your handlers to employ actual Poles to countershill, or at least Indians
Mainlanders have a hard time controlling their autism, it shows through even with a
Maybe push a little less hard and people might believe it more
Ian Hernandez
*with a VPN
Brayden Hall
Suicide yourself
David Diaz
Dozens of riot police were on Hennessy Road near the fire station in Causeway Bay. Officers raised a flag warning protesters to leave or the police would use force to disperse them. Police warned protesters to stop aiming laser pointers at them or they could be arrested for assaulting officers.
>that has nothing to do with what you're replying to My bad.
Dozens of protesters walked towards the harbour front on Hong Kong Island, attempting to find a bus that could bring them across to the Kowloon side. Upon failing to do so, they then made a change in plans, heading towards North Point.
Riot police on Queen's Road East boarded vans and started to leave. Elsewhere near Causeway Bay Plaza on Hennessy Road, a crowd, most not wearing masks, trailed and heckled a contingent of riot police as they advanced down a road.
