1 year agoPer reporters saying, some masked "residents" attacked a reporter earlier and tried to take his phone. Now, there are masked people from the Disciplined Services Quarters standing and flashing strong light to reporters
1 year agoRight now at Shun Lee Disciplined Services Quarters in Kowloon, the Hong Kong Police and families use strong flashlights against reporters, calling reporters as "black reporters"
Foreign Affairs Committee Italian Chamber just approved resolution on #HongKong "Reiterating to Chinese Gov. that freedom of speech and individual rights are THE fundamental principle of Italian foreign policy"
1 year agoSecretary for justice Teresa Cheng has returned to Hong Kong, after being injured in a London protest back in Nov 14 evening
1 year agoChief Exec. Carrie Lam dodged a question about the rigour of a probe into police behaviour. Though it has no power to summon witnesses, she said the the Independent Police Complaints Council is a "well-established mechanism."
China says it will suspend U.S. Navy visits to Hong Kong and sanction a range of pro-democracy groups in retaliation for Congress' passage of legislation supporting human rights in the semi-autonomous territory
1 year agoIndonesian helper Yuli Riswati, an award-winning writer who's covered the antiELAB protests, will be deported this afternoon. She was arrested & detained for overstaying her visa. Her supporters protested outside Immigratoon Tower & called Yuli's treatment political persecution
1 year agoHKPolice in Hung Hom Whampoa Sunday night were spotted wearing black helmets which had the Five-starred Red Flag of China adhered onto the back side.
1 year agoAdvertising sector beginning a week-long strike in support of anti-government protests with a rally in Chater Garden.
1 year agoWorkers in advertising industry begin week-long strike w a protest at Chater Garden followed by 'Design w You' activities to promote pro-democracy orgs & businesses. Also: from 1pm, lunchtime protests in Cheung Sha Wan, Tai Koo & Kowloon Bay
1 year agoPolice vehicles leaving Nathan Road Argyle St. The final van is hit by a projectile, to a rousing cheer from the people. 5 mins previously another van was hit the same way, got the same cheer. Neither stopped
1 year agoHong Kong Police moved on to block a footbridge in Whampoa, which is a private residential area. Unhappy residents wanted a reason, but couldn't get one. They then mocked the officers for being the best "election campaigners" by upsetting people in the area #HongKongProtests
1 year agoPolice operations have migrated to nearby Hung Hom and Whampoa Gardens.
1 year agoSeveral dozen riot police have just cleared protesters from the bridge over Cross-Harbor Tunnel. Protesters retreated without resistance
1 year agoIn Tsim Sha Tsui, hundreds of protesters are climbing over the partition separating a highway and a footbridge as they fear the police are fast approaching. Video: SCMP/Lilian Cheng
1 year agoProtesters have counted over 100 vans of riot police parked under Fortune Metropolis mall, 300m from Cross-Harbor Tunnel. As of now, only several hundred officers are patrolling out on the streets in the vicinity
1 year agoRiot police are telling people gathering outside the newly reopened Hong Kong Museum of Art that they are at an "illegal assembly". When did hanging outside an art museum become illegal Some of Hong Kong's most important artworks are housed inside HKMoA. #HongKongProtests
1 year agoCollection of tear gas earlier fired by police, some suspected to be from mainland China. Police claimed the organiser said the rally has already come to an end. #hongkongprotests
1 year agoProtesters are back on the bridge over just-reopened Cross-Harbor Tunnel next to PolyU. This is the bridge where protesters set a police armored vehicle alight at start of police siege of PolyU on Nov 18
1 year agoTsim Sha Tsui at 17:01 The police cast tear gas on the crowd gathered during the parade.
1 year agoStandoff for now. Pepper spray was deployed earlier though unclear at whom and why
1 year agoPepper spray deployed within 2 meters in the face of an unmasked man. Not sure why the police came up to the walking crowd. The man, with his face covered by pepper spray, said loudly he did nothing. #TSTmarch
1 year agoBlue flag on Nathan Road
1 year agoCrowds joining from Nathan Road as well
1 year ago16:23: police are conducting stop and search at Hung Hom station, and taking down personal information.
1 year agoBlue flag raised at junction of Nathan Rd and Salisbury Rd. police said rally goers took a route that was not approved. Demanding them to go back to approved route. Warning use of force otherwise
1 year agoHundreds if not thousands of people already beginning to march from the TST Clocktower. #HongKongProtests
1 year ago#TSTmarch goers have occupied Salisbury Road. A handful of police are stationing nearby, with one patching a China flag on his helmet
1 year agoAt Salisbury Road, riot police stop protesting crowds from marching onto the carriageway, slowing down the pace of the march with thousands waiting at the Clock Tower and the vicinity.
1 year agoThousands have beckoned the call to attend a rally tdy in Tsim Sha Tsui to redraw the focus on the protesters' 5 demands, emphasising "Not One Less" regardless of the government's recent response on setting up an independent review committee for studying #HongKongProtests
