Hong Kong in Resistance: An Overview
Trigger warning for police brutality, violence, injuries and potential gore. View at your own discretion.
Recounting the events of the Hong Kong Protests from 2019 onward
Image: a group of black clad protesters touch the base of a statue of Lady Liberty. Source: Wikipedia
Accounts of what happened on landmark days and its subsequent effects on other protests, researched and compiled from journalistic sources.
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Image: riot police with shields and batons chase and force citizens up an escalator. Source: Al Jazeera
On the night of August 31st, 2019, armed policemen rushed into Prince Edward MTR station and indiscriminately attacked citizens trapped in train carriages, causing a lot of serious injuries. They also denied the victims access to medics for treatment. Hong Kongers have been seeking justice through tributes to victims that are rumoured to be dead every month in commemoration.
Image: protesters march with an unfurled, handwritten, black banner: "No National Day • Only Day of Mourning. Source: LIHKG
On October 1st, 2019, the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China’s birth, the protests took a turn for the worse as live ammunition was used for the first time. One protester was shot. Protests sprouted all over the city, and by nightfall it was a battlefield of fire and tear gas.
Image: a crowd of mostly non-Chinese people are gathered inside a bar. The digital sign above them says: "Please Wear Mask." Source: HKFP
Enacted with colonial era emergency powers, the mask ban was meant to quell the protests in Hong Kong. Instead, it sparked widespread rage across the city, leading to violent protests in many districts. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the mask ban has yet to be rescinded.