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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 ...

Max Lu

'Persist in 2020' Hong Kong protest.

Hong Kong Couple Ask a Taiwan Pastor to Take Care of Their Child

Immediately after giving birth to their first baby in Taiwan, a young couple decided to return to Hong Kong to get back to the protest. They wanted to entrust their baby to the pastor, Huang Chun-Sheng, and said: “We are willing to give our lives for Hong Kong.” The Chief Pastor of the Presbyterian Church ...

Helen London

The young couple was involved in the protest.

Eggs Vs. the High Wall: Hong Kong’s Civil Servants

On July 24, a group of Hong Kong’s civil servants issued open letters criticizing the Hong Kong government and its police force for their handling of the anti-extradition protests. More than 500 administrative directors in the Hong Kong government criticized Carrie Lam for shirking her responsibilities and strongly condemned the police force for colluding with ...

Max Lu

Hongkongers protest the Extradition Law.

China Now Using Military to Intimidate Protesters in Hong Kong

Protests against Hong Kong’s extradition bill have escalated over the past few weeks and have now come to a tipping point. The protests began as a public appeal from Hong Kong residents for Chief Executive Carrie Lam to revoke the extradition bill, which would allow the extradition of Hong Kong residents and foreigners residing in Hong Kong ...

Hermann Rohr

Nearly 2 million Hong Kong protesters.

A Record 1.3 Million Protest Proposed Hong Kong Extradition Bill

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Hong Kong government are forcibly pushing ahead with the reading of an extradition bill that allows people to be extradited to China, which would modify Hong Kong’s Fugitive Offenders Ordinance. This has aroused the anger of the people of Hong Kong and they are now protesting the extradition ...

Helen London

Hongkongers protesting the extradition bill.