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Sunday, June 28, 2020
More Than 50 Arrested in Hong Kong Anti-Government Protests
By
Verna Yu
Updated June 10, 2020 12:42 AM
Pro-democracy demonstrators run away as riot
police disperse them with pepper-spray pellet during a protest to mark
first anniversary of a mass rally against a now-withdrawn extradition
bill, in Hong Kong, China, June 9, 2020.
HONG KONG - More than 50 people were arrested in
Hong Kong on Tuesday night after thousands of protesters defied a police
ban to mark the first anniversary of the city’s anti-government
movement on Tuesday evening. People began gathering at the downtown Chater Garden in the business
district of Central in the early evening. Some held up banners saying
"Hong Kong Independence" and shouted slogans. Dozens of riot police
descended on them and conducted body searches on many. They ordered
crowds to leave, saying they were taking part in an unapproved gathering
and would arrest them if they did not abide. A man who swore at police
officers was swiftly detained while crowds chanted anti-police slogans. Later, protesters spilled onto the streets and merged with a crowd
who were leaving work in the financial district. People formed into a
line and started marching as they chanted slogans, held up torchlights
on their mobile phones and waved banners mostly emblazoned with messages
demanding independence from China. Many also put up umbrellas in case
police fired tear gas.
Pro-democracy demonstrators march holding their phones
with flashlights on during a protest to mark the first anniversary of a
mass rally against the now-withdrawn extradition bill, in Hong Kong,
China, June 9, 2020.“Rejuvenate Hong Kong, revolution of our era!”, “Hong Kong independence, the only way!” they shouted. Riot police charged at protesters a couple of times later in the
night, using pepper spray to disperse the crowd, who cursed the officers
loudly as they were being surrounded. Officials say the 53 people
arrested have been charged with various offenses including unlawful
assembly and participating in an unauthorized assembly. Earlier in the day, hundreds also staged protests in seven shopping malls across the Asian financial hub at lunch time.
Activists chant slogans, display a British colonial flag
and banners at a protest in Landmark shopping mall, June 9, 2020.
(Verna Yu/VOA)The throng of demonstrators
chanted pro-democracy slogans and displayed banners saying “Hong Kong
Independence” and “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our times." The
crowds also sang choruses of “Glory to Hong Kong,” the unofficial anthem
of the movement.
“I
came with a heavy heart, the young people have given so much to this
movement. They did it not for themselves but for Hong Kong, for justice.
I owe them too much,” said a 53-year-old man who gave his name as
Roger.
He
was referring to the more than 8,900 people, of whom about 40% were
students, who have been arrested in more than 1,000 protests since June
of last year.With the looming national security laws imposed by China
many said they wouldn’t stop the resistance but would take a more
cautious approach. The new law is expected to be enacted within the next
few months.
FILE - Protesters march during a rally against a controversial extradition law proposal in Hong Kong on June 9, 2019.On
June 9 last year, some one million Hong Kongers staged a peaceful
protest against a proposed extradition law that would allow individuals
to be sent to China for trial. The government at the time insisted on
pressing ahead with the law, prompting more people to take to the
streets in a series of mass protests that plunged the former British
colony into one of the deepest crises in its history. Intending to stamp out protests, China’s legislature in late May
passed a plan to force sweeping national security laws on Hong Kong to
prevent and punish “acts and activities” that threaten national
security, including advocacy of secession, subversion, terrorism and
foreign interference.
Chinese President Xi Jinping reaches to vote on a piece
of national security legislation concerning Hong Kong during the closing
session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, May 28,
2020.Bypassing Hong Kong’s legislature,
China’s vaguely defined national security laws will be applied to Hong
Kong through an annex of the city’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law.
The legislation would also allow Chinese national security organs to set
up agencies in Hong Kong. A 14-year-old boy in a school uniform said his first protest on June 9
last year was an eye-opening experience. “Last year we were fighting
against the extradition law, this year we're fighting against the
national anthem and national security law,” he said. “Now I know how
brutal police can be and how horrific the regime can be.”
The scale of protests has markedly reduced in recent
months, after the onset of the Coronavirus epidemic in early January.
Police have repeatedly turned down applications for demonstrations,
citing coronavirus restrictions. Many activists who have turned up at
unapproved protests have been charged with participating in illegal
assembly. In April, 15 high-profile pro-democracy figures, including Martin Lee
and Jimmy Lai, were arrested on the charge of illegal assembly for
taking part in protests last year that had not been sanctioned by
police.
From right, activist Sin Chung Kai, media tycoon Jimmy
Lai, pro-democracy lawmaker Martin Lee, Albert Ho, activist Lee
Cheuk-yan, and others shout slogans before entering a court in Hong
Kong, May 18, 2020.Asked by reporters about the
year-old protest movement, Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, said
everyone needs to "learn a lesson" from the challenges and people should
understand that Hong Kong cannot cope with “chaos.” She lambasted a
call for a general strike over the new security laws when the city is
facing economic recession. An alliance of more than 20 labor unions and a students' group have
planned to hold a referendum on June 14 to ask members whether they
would go for a general strike to protest the laws imposed by Beijing.
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