4 month agoThe fire marks the onset of the mask ban, which has been enacted since midnight today. Bonfires had been set up in Wong Tai Sin, one of the most common battlefields in the AntiELAB movement. Though the fire is gone, the city is furthered clouded with haze. #AntiMaskLaw
4 month agoPolice statement on the shooting in Yuen Long district
4 month agoRiot police with shields and rifles are standing by in the hospital where a 14-year-old boy in serious condition is having operation.
Tuen Mun Hospital confirmed the 14-year-old boy who got shot earlier in Yuen Long is undergoing surgery, currently in serious condition.
4 month agoOfficers in Sha Tin fired several rounds of tear gas after warning protesters outside. But the stand-off continues #hongkongprotests Photo: Edmond So, Sam Tsang
Police accuse protesters in Sha Tin of assaulting officers with laser beams. More rounds of tear gas are fired #hongkongprotests
4 month agoOutside the Shanghai Commercial Bank at the junction of Nathan Road and Argyle Street, demonstrators are breaking CCTV
4 month agoYoungster climb on this truck, found the instruction manual online, somehow able to start the machine, and now at Sai Wan Ho police station
4 month agoBig amount of police gathering at Exchange Square
Hong Kong court denied application of an interim injunction, paving way for anti-mask ban to take effect since Sat local time (which is less than 30min later)
4 month agoThis vid circulated on Telegram showed a white clad man wielding a long knife being besieged and clashing with a group of people - mostly black clad protesters - in Sham Shui Po. The man's head seems bleeding
4 month agoThere's a pretty serious fire raging outside the MTR exit in Whampoa and hundreds of residents and exchange students are just watching it unfold from the footbridges
4 month agoThe Tin Fu Light Rail stop in Tin Shui Wai has been set on fire. There is also a big fire burning on Yuen Wo Road in Sha Tin #HongKongProtests
4 month agoHongKong's Transport Dept. has appealed to citizens not to leave their homes
4 month agoStill a police line on Des Voeux Rd
4 month agoHennessy Rd is calm. Riot police on guard on the footbridge outside their headquarters. Exhausted reporters sitting on pedestrian sidewalks and road dividers. Small number of onlookers and passengers linger around. No protester in general
4 month agoAfter tear gas was fired in Aberdeen for the first time earlier Friday evening, reports are emerging online of clashes between protesters and armed pro-Beijing supporters at the Aberdeen Fish Market
4 month agoA China Travel Services branch in Sha Tin has been set on fire #hongkongprotests
4 month agoThey are shutting the airport express at the Hong Kong airport. People are rushing to get in before it's too late
4 month agoProtesters vandalised and set fire to branches of various Chinese state-owned banks as they marched down Nathan Road.
4 month agoWalking west past Bank of China Tower. Dozens of cop vans and unmarked cars driving by. Dozens. This was just the middle section
MTR says it suspending train services on all of its lines in light of the damages and fires at its stations
4 month agoWaterfall in MTR Wong Tai Sin Station
4 month agoXiaomi's flagship store in Mongkok, Hong Kong has been damaged by protestors. Screenshots from @appledaily_hk live stream.
4 month agoFire hydrant open at Wong Tai Sin
4 month agoWater shower and tear gas in Wong Tai Sin #antiELAB
4 month agoFleeing riot police on Hennessy Road, protesters vandalized a Starbucks and made a flaming barricade on their way
4 month agoFire burning on top of a train in Kowloon Tong
4 month agoCauseway Bay: And riot police charged after protesters
4 month agoPolice making a much more rapid advance than usual
4 month agoTear gas fired on Hennessy Road
4 month agoVideo of suspected undercover cop being thrown with molotov.
4 month agoAn armed HK policeman who is off duty was holding his gun & got thrown with Molotov. Allegedly shot a student in Yuen Long.
Tear gas just got fired, protesters retreating
4 month agoAnother live round allegedly fired and hit one person in the leg in Yuen Long
4 month agoRiot police sweeping into Causeway Bay
4 month agoA student got shot by live round at Yuen Long
4 month agoRiot police heading towards Causeway Bay from Tin Hau. Video: Matt Ho
4 month agoThe police has finally shown up, down the eastern end by Victoria Park. Everyone is withdrawing
4 month agoThe Sha Tin protesters have arrived at Shek Mun station. Meanwhile, an exit at Mong Kok MTR station on Argyle Street has been set on fire too #hongkongprotests
4 month agoScene inside the China Mobile store in CWB - store trashed and glass broken
4 month agoShek Mun Station flooded
4 month agoChinese flag placed over a fire; Water sprinklers in full force at another CausewayBay Metro exit #antiELAB
4 month agoRioting in Yuen Long
4 month agoThick black smoke at Causeway Bay
4 month agoMarching in Kowloon City #antiELAB
4 month agoFire at an exit of Causeway Bay station facing Hennessy Rd
4 month agoHuge fire in Causeway Bay. No police so far
4 month agoRally in Causeway Bay
4 month agoLady Liberty arrives in Causeway Bay
4 month agoProtesters deactivated traffic signals in the Nathan Road-Argyle Street junction in Mong Kok. Meanwhile, Wong Tai Sin MTR station has also closed at 9pm.
4 month agoAll lanes of Hennessy filled with marchers
4 month agoAlthough the black tear gas flag has been hoisted at the Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station, no police officer can be seen holding the flag. #AntiMaskLaw
4 month agoHennessy Rd has just been barricaded at Sogo. The Central protesters have met up with others in Causeway Bay & all are marching westward down Hennessy. A very joyous, powerful & electric atmosphere at the moment
Protesters have destroyed surveillance cameras while spraying a water hose into Tai Koo MTR station, triggering its closure. Two other MTR stations have also been closed - Tseung Kwan O and Ngau Tau Kok #hongkongprotests
4 month agoTonight's statement from Beijing marks the first major change since the protests happened in HK, suggesting China is ready to take actions while previously it was taking a "wait and see" attitude. "The current chaotic situation in Hong Kong cannot continue indefinitely."
4 month agoShatin - Protesters have set up road blocks on main roads near New Town Plaza. They have also broken the gates to a China Travel Service branch. "Come out. Resist." they chanted. #antielab
4 month agoIn Causeway Bay, protesters are building barricades near to the the entrance of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, which connects Hong Kong Island with Kowloon by road
4 month agoProtesters block a key road connecting Hung Hom to Whampoa Garden and Whampoa MTR station Video: SCMP/Minnie Chan
4 month agoDemonstrators set up roadblocks at Yokohama Street and Yuen Wo Road in Sha Tin
4 month agoProtesters carrying plastic railings towards Causeway Bay. #AntiMaskLaw
4 month agoRoadblocks in Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay on Friday night.
4 month agoProtesters have occupied and are setting up roadblocks between Nathan Road and Argyle Street on Friday night. Protests have also broken out in Kwun Tong, Wong Tai Sin, Shatin, Tsuen Wan and Tsim Sha Tsui
4 month agoProtesters blocking the cross harbor tunnel
Protesters damaged facilities at Shatin MTR station and the station is closed.
4 month agoAs protesters occupy Harcourt Road yet again, they are barricading the concealed doors at the CGO that police used last Sunday to launch a surprise charge and make a large number of arrests
4 month agoDozens of protesters are surrounding a man on Connaught Road Central who, according to witnesses, has photographed demonstrators' faces. The demonstrators demand that he delete his photos
4 month agoHarcourt Road CBD now. Hongkongers protest against face mask ban
4 month agoRally in Tsing Yi
4 month agoWater Cannon No 2 inside Govt complex
4 month agoNOW on Harcourt Rd, Admiralty. "Disband the police force, delay no more." is a slogan frequently shouted when police are in sight
4 month agoA small squad of riot police on Tim Wa Rd outside government HQs are subject to loud jeering from protesters on the Harcourt Rd Flyover, including the "Chandelier" parody "Ahhhh Corrupted Police"
4 month agoAnti-mask van protestors have arrived in Admiralty. Many appear to have come straight from the office
4 month agoMarching on the Central Government Offices at Tamar
4 month ago"We believe that the new law will create a deterrent effect against masked violent protesters and rioters, and will assist the Police in its law enforcement." - Chief Exec. Carrie Lam's full statement, as she introduces an emergency protest mask ban
4 month ago"Police warn the protestors to leave and stop their illegal acts immediately," a statement said on Friday night
4 month ago18:57 crowd from Sheung Wan side moving eastward
4 month agoProtesting crowd has been moving slowly on Connaught Rd Central back to Admiralty in order to wait for the frontliners to finish the roadblock. Hear the applause for the frontliners
4 month agoThere've been sightings of PLA vehicles soon after the HK govt invoked emergency law. It may be totally innocuous but you'd think at such a sensitive time they'd be confined to barracks. L-Aberdeen Tunnel to Wan Chai R-eastward to Causeway Bay
4 month agoProtests in Central now. Cred: EW for HT
4 month ago18:21 Large number of Police vehicles heading to Central
4 month agoMarchers pushed forward after a few youngsters stopped those returning to Admiralty, shouting "What can you resist If you are already afraid now?" Now they are blocking a tunnel on Connaught Rd Central with long bamboo sticks left on roadside.
MTR Corp says it will arrange train services according to the situation, including closing station exits, skipping stations or closing them. "Based on safety considerations, the above arrangement may be implemented any time without prior notice"
4 month agoNOW on Connaught Rd Central people are marching towards Sheung Wan, upholding an open palm for "Five Demands". A woman shouted 寧為玉碎，不為瓦全 meaning "would rather be ashes than dust". Some shouted to onlookers "Come join the march"
4 month agoA banner in Central to celebrate China's National Day was burned.
4 month agoCentral, 6:10pm. almost everyone's wearing a face mask and some are holding boxes of them to give out to passers by
4 month agoCentral protesters moving toward Sheung Wan
4 month agoNOW in Central, two human chains are formed on Pedder St to pass supplies for protests. People are chanting new slogan "Hongkongers, Resist." 香港人，反抗！(Heung Gong Yan, Fan Kong.)
4 month agoProtesters have set fire to two barricades on Connaught Road in front of Exchange Square. One fire had what looked a banner celebrating the 70th anniversary of the PRC in it. This is dead centre in the business district of Hong Kong.
4 month agoProtesters have started a fire by burning barricades set up on Connaught Road, a major thoroughfare on Hong Kong Island
British Foreign Secretary: Political dialogue is the only solution to the situation in Hong Kong
4 month agoPeople are pulling down the big red 70th anniversary of People's Republic of China banner while a cheering crowd chants "if we burn, you burn with us"
4 month agoDowntown Central is filled with angry people, fueled by the gov's decision to invoke the emergency ordinance and impose a face mask ban in Hong Kong, starting from midnight. The chant today has went from "Add oil, HongKongers", to "Rebel HongKongers". Sth never heard of before
4 month ago“Fight back, Hongkongers,” #antiELAB protesters chant as they are marching. One young man wearing a black mask chants in English in a tearful tune, “Why are you just saying we are violent? How can you be so indifferent about our freedoms? How dare you?” #AntiMaskLaw
4 month agoBuilding barricades in front of Exchange Square
4 month agoNumbers have swelled on Des Voeux Road Central after 4pm, with more office workers joining a spontaneous expression of anger against the anti-mask law. About 500 people are gathered now, and traffic on the road has stopped since 1pm
4 month agoThe protest in Central also continues, the Des Voeux Rd-Pedder St intersection still blocked. Calls have gone out for protests in all 18 districts of HK tonight starting at 8pm
4 month agoHKers are clearly very angry, lots of people gathering in the city centre during work hours chanting "Hongkongers revolt."
Carrie Lam says the Anti Mask Law can be scrapped when it is no longer necessary, by way of her order
Carrie Lam just declared that Hong Kong is in "serious and extensive public danger" but not in a state of emergency
4 month ago#HongKong leader CarrieLam didn't shut the door for further use of the emergency laws down the line, saying the Govt is responsive to situations. "If the violence escalates, we will have to look at things we need to do to counter #HongKongProtests"
Former student leader Lester Shum says he will submit a judicial review against the government's anti-mask law at 5pm on Friday #antimasklaw #antielab
4 month agoAnti-government protesters and workers in Central have responded to Carrie Lam's announcement of the anti-mask law by chanting "Hongkongers, resist". Hundreds are rallying at the intersection of Des Voeux Road Central and Pedder Street
Hong Kong 'not in a state of emergency', says city leader Carrie Lam as she introduces anti-mask law
Secretary for Security John Lee: convicted violation of MaskBan can result in maximum penalty of one year in prison and HKD25,000 fine
4 month ago#HKprotesters have occupied streets in the heart of Central for #AntiMaskLaw protests.
The new #HongKong law will see violators facing up to one year in jail. Those failing to obey police request to remove face mask for identification face six months. Not known if these run concurrently
#CarrieLam said more than 1,100 people, including 300 police officers, were wounded in over 400 public demonstrations in the past 4 months. "Mobsters launched organised and premeditated attacks and damages, and put Hong Kong into chaos and terror," she said
4 month agoEducation Bureau sending letters to schools notifying "Anti-mask Act" will enact on Oct 5th 0000, banning ANYONE to disguise their identity in public assembly, march or illegal assemblies. It's targeting students as Carrie Lam suggested
The new HongKong law will give police officers power to ask for the removal of face mask if the officer reasonably believes it is worn to prevent identification
4 month agoLam: Recaps the increasing levels of violence in past four months of protests and its effects on society. "Citizens ask, can HK return to normal operations Is HK a place to live safely?"
Violating the #antimask law would lead to a level 3 fine and jail sentence of up to six months. It will be against the law to cover one's face in public assemblies, legal or not.
4 month agoFull text of the #antimask law #antielab
4 month agoBackdrop of the #carrielam presser expected to be about #antimask law
Due to security considerations, government departments are allowing staff to leave the central government offices in Admiralty after 3.30pm today. Some civil servants were told that they can go to after lunch
4 month ago2pm and the anti mask-law protest is still big but thinning. This is Pedder and De Voeux intersection. Big portion of this march is office workers, based on attire. #hongkongprotests
4 month agoMany wearing masks to show that they are not afraid of the anti-mask law. #antimasklaw
4 month ago#hongkonger, resists. At Pedder St / Des Voeux Rd Central #antiELAB
#CarrieLam to meet media at 3pm along with top officials from all major departments amid media reports of HongKong govt mulling an anti-face mask law
4 month agoSome participants of the march in Central have been giving out face masks to others. One social worker told me that she thinks it's her right to wear a mask - opposing to proposals that calls for the ban of people wearing masks
4 month ago13:20 Impromptu Wanchai protest on the move. Protesters agree to march towards Southern Playground, and then to Pacific Place 3. A young protester suggested blocking Revenue Tower but others didn't agree
4 month agoHundreds of people, with many in suits and face masks, took to the streets in Central during office lunch hours. Many chanted slogans often heard in HKprotests - ahead of reports that hk government may impose an anti-mask law soon
4 month agoOutside the Airport Express Station, some protesters began to enter IFC but the majority urged them to come out and keeping marching through the streets
MTR says all stations are open
4 month agoA female in kimono was standing Tai Koo tonight. Police pepper sprayed her, pushed her on the ground; she was unconscious while the police left her and walked past her.
4 month agoTaiKoo MTR closed
4 month ago23:20 in Taikoo: Tear gas fired into the residential blocks (Block P) of Kornhill
4 month ago"Mafia. Murders." antiELAB protesters and local residents yell. Their voice resonates at the foothill at Tai Koo, one of the densest residential areas in Hong Kong. One black-clad young man points his thumb at his right chest and chants, "Shoot me here."
4 month agoUganda's foreign affairs ministry issues a statement on Hong Kong demonstrations calling them radicalized and violent.
4 month agoHong Kong police fire tear gas outside Tai Koo MTR station to disperse protesters. Video: SCMP/Robert Ng
HK Apple Daily live video of this evening demonstrations in 8 districts
Kangshan Road in Taikoo has been blocked by demonstrators, riot police reinforcements have arrived and black flag warnings raised
4 month agoFirst tear gas in Tai Koo since 6.9 fired.
4 month ago#KwunTong A not so 'flash mob' rally is at the apm shopping mall. As expected protesters paralyse the reservation machines of Maxim's Group restaurants. They also make a large scale graffiti with slogans on the ground of the atrium
4 month agoTuen Mun district, north of HongKong, is one of eight districts taking part of a sit-in tonight.
4 month agoRiot police were surrounded by protesters after the retreated onto their van. Lots of people venting particular frustration after events on October 1st, when an 18yo was shot in chest by police. He was charged with rioting today #hongkongprotests
4 month agoProtesters forcing riot police to retreat in Tai Koo #hongkongprotests
4 month agoOn reports that riot police have arrested someone here, residents of Taikoo turn out in droves to heckle police and demand release of the detained. (21:08, October 3)
4 month agoAngry crowd of protesters pushing back riot police in Tai Koo right now
4 month agoRiot policemen in retreat in Tai Koo. Residents march on them hurling insults "Triad gangs. Triad gangs."
Taiwan likely to ban mainland Chinese visitors for targeting supporters of Hong Kong protests or vandalising Lennon Walls
NOW TV reports that in addition to implementing an anti-mask law, the Emergency Regulations Ordinance may be used to extend detention periods beyond the 48 hours currently allowed If true, the impact would be far greater than that caused by banning masks
Hong Kong Journalists Association to file judicial review over police's "excessive use of force against reporters & intentionally preventing them from performing their reporting duties"
4 month agoThere are still hundreds of citizens outside Sha Tin Magistrates' Courts to support the middle school student who was shot.
4 month agoThe Hong Kong Executive Council will announce an anti-mask law by invoking the emergency laws after a special meeting on Friday, local broadcaster TVB reports.
An 18-year-old protester in Hong Kong who was shot at close range in the chest by a police officer during Tuesday's demonstrations has been charged with rioting and assaulting an officer
