Aug 31, 2019
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Some of the bravest twenty-two year olds on the planet.
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Organisers of a huge march from Victoria Park to Chater Road in Central on Sunday have criticised the police for threatening to use tear gas on marche...
Organisers of a huge march from Victoria Park to Chater Road in Central on Sunday have criticised the police for threatening to use tear gas on marchers half an hour before the event even started.
Hundreds of thousands of people have joined the march, which is the first such authorised event in more than four months after earlier requests for a legal protest were repeatedly turned down by the police.
Police threatened to use the tear gas on a crowd of people near a Percival Street junction. Police have also guarded access to the Cross Harbour Tunnel, which closed for two weeks last month following attacks by radical protesters.
The front criticised the police threat of tear gas, noting that organisers have been cooperating with the police.
The group's vice convenor, Eric Lai, said that during earlier meetings, police had agreed to show ""self constraint by not using excessive force against the rally".
"And we hope they can keep the promises," Lai said.
The front's convenor, Jimmy Sham, said organisers have been very cooperative with the police and were prepared to start the march early because the lawn at Victoria Park was almost full.
He said it was unsatisfactory for the police to threaten to use tear gas.
Sham said Hong Kong had gone through "a disastrous humanitarian crisis for months because of suppression by the police", but this would not stop the protesters from showing Hong Kong's plight to the world.
Demosisto secretary general Joshua Wong said he expected hundreds of thousands of people to turn out, saying Hong Kongers have never accepted the small concessions offered by the government.
He said he expects the protests to continue until at least next year.
Wong also said people have grown numb to the news that police seized a pistol ahead of the march, saying that for months, police have announced a weapons seizure ahead of every large-scale protest. He questioned the "seizure", given the timing of the incident, just before the march.
One of the marchers, Chan, a 23-year-old woman, said she believed that the police decision to approve the march would bring more peaceful protesters out - rather than radical activists.
She said she felt energised because more middle-aged and older people were joining the protest.
Anti-government protests are now into their sixth month, and Chan said it could take years for the protesters' five demands to be met.
Police set up a strong presence guarding access to the Cross Harbour Tunnel, which was closed down last month following attacks by radical protesters.
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In manette Joshua Wong e altri due attivisti. Dopo il divieto della polizia, gli organizzatori rinunciano alla marcia pro-democrazia per timore per l'incolumità dei partecipanti.
So this young lady is taking on Xi Jinping and the might of the Chinese Communist Party. And apparently she’s doing a pretty good job so far. I’m a fan.
Hong Kong police arrested four men on Wednesday for allegedly supporting people living abroad who “endanger national security”, according to a statement.
Hong Kong men arrested for aiding overseas dissidents, July 6, 2023
Hong Kong national security police arrested four men it accused of supporting overseas dissidents and of advocating for independence from China, days after issuing warrants and bounties against several foreign-based activists. Reuters
Further reading:
HKFP: Hong Kong national security police arrest one more man over alleged conspiracy to fund self-exiled activists, July 6, 2023
Interview with Joshua Wong: Fight for democracy
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Interview with Joshua Wong: Fight for democracy
Joshua Wong (Joshua Wong Chi-fung,黃之鋒) is a Hong Kong student activist and politician who serves as secretary-general of pro-democracy party Demosistō.
Wong first rose to international prominence during the 2014 Umbrella Movement. In April 2016, Joshua Wong Demosistō, with other Scholarism leaders including Agnes Chow, Oscar Lai and Umbrella activists. Recently, Wong criticized the oppression of protesters by the Hong Kong police, and the extradition draft law as pro-Beijing and called for the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam to resign.
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What’s the next step of the democratic movement? What will happen next?
Fight for democracy. It’s an uphill battle and with the security threats and the white terror generated by the Beijing government and how they’ve threatened Hong Kong people for basic human rights we will still continue our fight with the courts on pre election and we will not allow Beijing and Hong Kong to be a police state.
Few days ago Hong Kong police shot a young protester. Do you think the officer responsible for this act, will be punished?
They are not responsible and accountable at all and they are just serving the interests of Beijing. And that’s the reason we just trigger more of our solidarity and determination.
How should Britain mediate in the Hong Kong issue?
I believe the UK government should take a stronger approach to support how Hong Kong’s democratization. They should not just serve the interests of Beijing and override human rights by a business trade deal.
You just announced your candidacy to run for office in Hong Kong’s District Council election. Do you think the Hong Kong government will try to obstruct you?
They will try every method to obstruct and to erode on our basic right to run for office but with our courage and determination, we will not be frightened.
What does this mean for Hong Kong and what do you hope to achieve?
I hope running for office in Hong Kong’s District Council election will be a significant task to prove if the Beijing government will listen to the words of Hong Kong or if it’s just serving the interests of the communist regime with political censorship.
Do you think China will retaliate? And if so how and when?
We had fought for democracy three decades ago, and we have never stopped. I am still optimistic that one day we can enjoy freedom and democracy.
Have you feared for your safety?
It’s hard for us to ensure personal safety especially after the threat already received by us in recent days. But we still need to continue with our solidarity.
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