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‘Persist in 2020’: 1 Million Hong Kong People Take Part in New Year March

Hong Kong saw as many as a million people march in protest on New Year’s Day 2020 to the theme of “Persist in 2020,” chanting pro-democracy slogans as they crowded the streets that afternoon.  Marchers held signs and flags emblazoned with protest slogans, such as the ubiquitous “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times,” “Five ...

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'Persist in 2020' Hong Kong protest.

Social Workers: Human Barriers in Hong Kong

Amid the reports of clashes between Hong Kong protesters and police, what many media leave out is the role of social workers. Not only have these people been supporting the protesters, but they have also become a target of law enforcers. Social worker support Last month, social work students from various institutions and employees from ...

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Social workers acting as a human barrier.

Taiwanese Writer Supports Hong Kong Protesters

Lung Yingtai, a famous Taiwanese writer and cultural critic, recently took to Facebook to post her views on the anti-extradition protests and protesters. In her view, if China deals with Hong Kong as an enemy by using force, it is not that Hong Kong has betrayed its homeland; on the contrary, it is the homeland that has ...

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Taiwanese writer Lung Yingtai.