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| Photo taken by Chung-wah Chow of the protest in Hong Kong today before police cracked down |
The march in Hong Kong two days ago against a proposed extradition bill was not the end.
Today in Hong Kong people continued to protest. Today in Hong Kong the police responded with tear gas and more.
Below is a series of selected tweets covering a variety of topics regarding the protests that I shared after checking into Twitter this afternoon. They are presented here in the order I shared them, not the order in which the tweets originally occurred, with the exception of the first two since they provide overviews of what has motivated then protests. As usual, if you are viewing this post through an RSS reader and the images, videos, or referenced tweets don't tweets appear, try viewing the original post.
The last tweet was made not long before publishing this post. As it indicates, the protests haven't ended. What will happen next isn't at all clear.
If you’re looking for a primer on why hundreds of thousands of people are demonstrating in Hong Kong, check out this thread 👇 https://t.co/PCVtsAtVXz— Megha Rajagopalan (@meghara) June 12, 2019
Also a very good overview and analysis of the current Hong Kong protests, with some recent history to provide more context—this piece by @benjaminbland at @bopinion. https://t.co/x1duW3w3ze— Maura Cunningham 马丽娜 (@mauracunningham) June 12, 2019
Long video thread documenting the anti extradition law protests going on in Hong Kong today.... https://t.co/NzXf0eClXH— BenjaminRobertson李博岳 (@BMMRobertson) June 12, 2019
I havn't posted anything on WeChat except this one image, with a caption "tear gas". Friends in China tell me they cannot see my post. #censorshiptech pic.twitter.com/S5HqcaihdI— SJ (@SijiaJ) June 12, 2019
Multiple tear gas rounds fired towards the backs of retreating crowd, almost sparking a panic. Credit to all the protesters for keeping calm while being overcome by tear gas. pic.twitter.com/Pw6Uu3HcLA— Antony Dapiran (@antd) June 12, 2019
Enraged Lawmaker Charles Mok argues with police on disrespecting the legislature: “This is Legco! Do you think you’re the boss here? ... you’re beating up Hongkongers!” #HongKong #ExtradictionBill #HongKongProtests pic.twitter.com/LwLfZY43Qn— Naomi Ng 吳家殷 (@ngnaomi) June 12, 2019
#LIVE: Hong Kong police chief has just declared the clashes a riot. That declaration will carry serious implications for anyone arrested. https://t.co/fpKl8rH1bn #extraditionbill— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) June 12, 2019
He added that protesters would experience “regret the rest of their lives if they did not stop,” but there was no need - at the moment - to declare a state of emergency or curfew. Photo: @appledaily_hk— Hong Kong Free Press (@HongKongFP) June 12, 2019
Full coverage: https://t.co/kmLJLFCnSX #NoToChinaExtradition pic.twitter.com/vmTe4cnr8j
Some #extraditionbill observations:— Jeffie Lam (@jeffielam) June 12, 2019
1. Super young protesters
2. Leaderless but very organised
3. Unlike #OccupyHK, they‘re v cautious to protect their identities with face masks & reluctant to give their full names - prolly bc what happened to the young activists over years pic.twitter.com/Yps0btPaw2
#HongKong's largest teachers' union has just declared it's launching a territory-wide school strike#NoExtraditionToChina— Yuen Chan (@xinwenxiaojie) June 12, 2019
Pepper spray hurts, but these young protesters keep hanging around; there are still thousands here blocking a major road artery. “If I don’t come out this time, there is no next time,” one of them told me. pic.twitter.com/tanR0tHqiJ— Mike Ives (@mikeives) June 12, 2019
Me: Are you closed?— 🚶🏻Curtis S. Chin (@CurtisSChin) June 12, 2019
Apple staff: We are closed.
Me: When will you re-open.
Apple: We are closed for the day.
4:15 pm.
Stores closing at Hong Kong’s IFC mall as #AntiExtraditionBill protests continue. pic.twitter.com/9vpaywEo6k
More scenes from retailers closing at IFC Mall in Hong Kong at 4:15 pm. Clearly an #economic toll is beginning as HK government seeks to push thru an #extraditionbill & speed #onecountryonesystem #AntiExtraditionBill @cherykang @fion_li @SCMPNews @HongKongFP @endacurran pic.twitter.com/BjP1vW4GjM— 🚶🏻Curtis S. Chin (@CurtisSChin) June 12, 2019
1000s of bottles of water and sodium chloride for treating tear gas victiums, thousands of construction helmets, miles of cling film to cover exposed arms, all ferried person to person to the front line. Saw a guy at lunch handing out maybe 200 burgers from Maccy Ds from a box.— Mike Bird (@Birdyword) June 12, 2019
Brawl now pic.twitter.com/MLgPkOnHmx— Mike Ives (@mikeives) June 12, 2019
Tear gas surrounds demonstrators carrying umbrellas as they clash with police outside Hong Kong's government HQ #ExtraditionBill #香港 #反送中 pic.twitter.com/s7e0C6S3OK— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) June 12, 2019
“Special conditions” and “large scale activities” in Hong Kong today mean cross border buses from Shenzhen are being rerouted. It’s incredible that Shenzhen is only a 14 minute train ride from HK yet almost everyone I’ve spoken to here in SZ doesn’t know what is going on pic.twitter.com/foK2uixG4n— Sue-Lin Wong 黄淑琳 (@suelinwong) June 12, 2019
The scene descended to chaos as the police move on the protestors. #ExtraditionLaw #HongKong pic.twitter.com/0Gy38xlrIo— Katherine Li (@Katherineli1997) June 12, 2019
British consulate opens door to protesters needing sanctuary. #HongKong #antiELAB— Adam Ni (@adam_ni) June 12, 2019
Other consulates should do the same, immediately. pic.twitter.com/tdNF5XitqX
So much tear gas was used by Hong Kong riot police that commuters waiting at nearby subway stations and people in shopping malls were coughing and tearing up, and many sought medical attention https://t.co/11vfkcurTe— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 12, 2019
— Hannah Dormido (@hannahdormido) June 12, 2019
Hong Kong police have just fired tear gas on protesters who demand the withdrawal of the #ExtraditionBill— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) June 12, 2019
TicToc's @JosieWonghk is there #香港 #反送中 pic.twitter.com/Q4C7ls66Of
Powerful quote that shows how the motivations of the protestors in HK today go far beyond the extradition bill. https://t.co/z41aNc8thS— Sui-Lee Wee 黄瑞黎 (@suilee) June 12, 2019
— Nathan VanderKlippe (@nvanderklippe) June 12, 2019
Tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed out of Admiralty, protesters close streets of Central. pic.twitter.com/97nZXvH1cy— Sheridan Prasso (@SheridanAsia) June 12, 2019
There is usually never a line at the train ticketing machines. Judging from an overheard convo, it appears that people are reluctant to use their rechargeable Octopus cards for fear of leaving a paper trail of them having been present at the protest. pic.twitter.com/s1rsgSnCqL— Mary Hui (@maryhui) June 12, 2019
"We're afraid of having our data tracked," one female protester told me.— Mary Hui (@maryhui) June 12, 2019
She said that this ticket-buying was't as prevalent during the 2014 Umbrella Movement. Five years on, however, people are more wary & aware.
A quirk of history: it used to be too humiliating for China to even ask for extraditions from Hong Kong. How the tide has changed with the passing of time. It would unquestionably be an embarrassment for China if the extradition bill were shelved now. https://t.co/NDHb7KNA8M— Mary Hui (@maryhui) June 10, 2019
Hong Kong protests on the front page of Wednesday's New York Times Live coverage here https://t.co/t86Q43LG4u pic.twitter.com/Yf1j5epy18— Austin Ramzy (@austinramzy) June 12, 2019
Asked if she will withdraw the #ExtraditionBill, Carrie Lam said as a mother, she cannot budge every time her son demands something #HongKong https://t.co/nO92qsIy0o— RTHK English News (@rthk_enews) June 12, 2019
Central is occupied right now, full of people checking their phones, trying to figure out what is happening. Teams are giving out water and bread. pic.twitter.com/aCmvJmiTL5— Louisa Lim (@limlouisa) June 12, 2019
Earlier inside Pacific Place shopping mall in Admiralty as #extraditionbill protest continues into evening. (courtesy of witness there) #HongKong— Fion Li (@fion_li) June 12, 2019
Police Fire Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets at Hong Kong ‘Riot Situation’ https://t.co/gwRbD0AhqQ @bpolitics @tictoc pic.twitter.com/NtreEhlxV9
“A person residing in the U.S.—or any country that has an extradition agreement with Hong Kong—could technically be transferred from the city to mainland China, according to Jerome Cohen, a law professor at New York University.” https://t.co/RyOKe6U7MS— Muyi Xiao (@muyixiao) June 12, 2019
Some incredible photojournalism by @LamYikFei for @nytimes of the Hong Kong extradition protests. https://t.co/pbtYxMpgv9— Andrew Peng (@TheAPJournalist) June 12, 2019
New barricades are being erected. The occupation does not appear to have dispersed, just moved further into the CBD. pic.twitter.com/Br6TwjFV2f— Louisa Lim (@limlouisa) June 12, 2019
The view in Central tonight. pic.twitter.com/n6lakjvpY8— Louisa Lim (@limlouisa) June 12, 2019
What a timing?! Telegram is the key plateform for #HongKong #antiELAB protest organisers. https://t.co/dSBVnX3AXv— Adam Ni (@adam_ni) June 12, 2019
When you're joining the revolution but also need to prepare for your math test. #HongKong #NoToChinaExtradition #extraditionbill pic.twitter.com/f9xSog9uDm— Christopher McCandless 🇫🇷🇪🇺 (@ChrisMcCandl) June 12, 2019
I’m not sure it is a miscalculation: starting from the post-SARs Article 23 protests in the early 2000 Beijing seems to have taken the tack that to give an inch is to invite a mile.. their MO seems to be to possibly allow mild concessions but press on. #2047— Mei Fong/ 方凤美 (@meifongwriter) June 12, 2019
The view, a stonesthrow away from the HSBC building. You can see the lines of peaceful protestors stretching back from Central to the frontline close to the Government HQ @SCMPNews pic.twitter.com/p3ejoMc27Z— Danny Lee (@JournoDannyAero) June 12, 2019
One scene from HK’s streets, which still reek from the gusts of teargas via Instagram: https://t.co/ApYlz1HA9H pic.twitter.com/Ptx8L1wteq— Louisa Lim (@limlouisa) June 12, 2019
This truck just rolled through in Centra with additional supplies, to cheers from the crowd. People are now helping to unload& unpack boxes of bottled water. The crowd claps. #HongKongProtest pic.twitter.com/EbFyUlsgOu— Mary Hui (@maryhui) June 12, 2019
Added note: Although there were relevant reports, the word "blood" in the original title was changed to "masks" since none of the above tweets directly mention them.
I am kind of surprised that they were protesting with so much tear gas in the air. That shows a special kind of dedication, and with how scary the law they are protesting is, I don't blame them.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the one person who was quoted as saying the protesters will face regret the rest of their lives if they did not stop... I wouldn't doubt that the protesters will be living in fear for a long time.