香港 (Hong Kong)’s Chief Executive, 林鄭月娥 (Carrie Lam), attends a press conference about the new national security law introduced to the city. China has quickly moved to censor 香港 (Hong Kong)’s Internet and access users’ data using the new law. Photo: 于秉宸 (Vincent Yú)/AP.
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A cafe in 香港 (Hong Kong) gave voice with bulletin boards covered with blank memos on its walls to Hongkongers’ provocative silence about China’s new national security law. Photo: Tyrone Siu/Reuters.
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Hundreds of people have been arrested in 香港 (Hong Kong), China on first day under new security law. Photo: Tyrone Siu/Reuters.
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According to malevolent gossip, the Chinese government is reportedly thinking to replace 香港 (Hong Kong)’s Chief Executive, 林鄭月娥 (Carrie Lam), with a new interim Chief Executive following the five-month mass protests against her administration.
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“I arrived in 東京 (Tokyo), Japan, to attend Emperor 令和天皇 (Naruhito)’s enthronement ceremony. During my absence, Chief Secretary for Administration, 張建宗 (Matthew Cheung Kin-chung), will be acting as Chief Executive”, 林鄭月娥 (Carrie Lam) tweeted on Sunday, October 20, 2019. Photo: 林鄭月娥 Carrie Lam (@carrielam_hksar).
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香港 (Hong Kong), China: Students from five secondary schools form a human chain outside the 伊利沙伯體育館 (Queen Elizabeth Stadium), where 香港 (Hong Kong)’s Chief Executive, 林鄭月娥 (Carrie Lam), is holding a town hall meeting. Photo: Kevin On Man Lee/Penta Press/Rex/Shutterstock.
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University students practise self-defence techniques with umbrellas before taking part in a rally at 香港中文大學 (Chinese University of Hong Kong) in 沙田 (Sha Tin), 香港 (Hong Kong), China on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. Photo: AP.
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深水埗 (Sham Shui Po), 九龍 (Kowloon), 香港 (Hong Kong), China: People watch the television broadcast by 香港 (Hong Kong)’s Chief Executive, 林鄭月娥 (Carrie Lam), announcing that the government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that has sparked months of mass protests all over the city. Photo: Kin Cheung/AP.
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In an audio recording leaked by Reuters, 香港 (Hong Kong)’s Chief Executive 林鄭月娥 (Carrie Lam) told a group of businesspeople in a closed-door meeting last week that she would quit if she had “a choice”, but that for now she is squeezed between “two masters by constitution” in a situation wherein she has almost no autonomy.
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And even today, thousands of demonstrators in 香港 (Hong Kong) gathered in 大嶼山 (Lantau Island) to lay siege to 香港國際機場 (Hong Kong International Airport) so as to draw international attention to their protest campaign, which is by now escalating into a frontal conflict with the semi-autonomous HKSAR Government.
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Violent clashes erupted between protesters and riot police at 香港 (Hong Kong)’s Prince Edward station on Saturday, August 31 in the 13th consecutive weekend of anti-government and anti-police mass demonstrations. Police apparently acted like they were auditioning for the lead in a remake of the “Bloody Sunday” (August 21), when commuters and passengers were assaulted with batons at the 元朗 (Yuen Long) station by suspected triad gang members.
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香港 (Hong Kong)’s Chief Executive 林鄭月娥 (Carrie Lam) holds a news conference in 香港 (Hong Kong), China, August 27, 2019. Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters.
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Tear gas canisters are lined up after police clashed with anti-extradition bill protesters in 荃灣 (Tsuen Wan), 新界 (New Territories), 香港 (Hong Kong), China August 25, 2019. Photo: Thomas Peter/Reuters.
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A student holds a placard in a tribute to the woman who suffered a serious eye injury in 尖沙咀 (Tsim Sha Tsui), southern 九龍 (Kowloon), 香港 (Hong Kong), China on Sunday, August 11 on a night of clashes with police. Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters.
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According to Chinese tabloid newspaper Global Times, 郑文杰 (Simon Cheng), a staffer at the British Consulate-General in 香港 (Hong Kong), has been arrested in the border city of 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), China and punished with 15 days of administrative detention for “solicitation of prostitution”, a kind of accusation regularly used by Chinese authorities to discredit the reputation of government critics. 郑文杰 (Simon Cheng) could have reasonably objected that it was almost impossible for an inexperienced foreigner to distinguish between an official’s wife and an everybody’s woman, but a gentleman wouldn’t ever contradict a lady, not even if she is a prostitute.
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A woman receives treatment after clashes with police in renewed anti-government protests at 元朗 Yuen Long MTR station, the scene of an attack against commuters and passengers by suspected triad gang members a month ago, in 元朗市 (Yuen Long Town), New Territories, 香港 (Hong Kong), China. Photo: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters.
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An estimated 1.7 million people in 香港 (Hong Kong), China — about a quarter of the population — defied police to march in pouring rain and explain their own reasons for defending the city’s autonomy in conformity with the “one country, two systems” policy.
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Three distinct rallies took place on Saturday in 香港 (Hong Kong), China despite heavy rains, with the residents continuing to press the GovHK to formally withdraw the “suspended” controversial extradition bill as well as to meet other demands.
In one of the rallies, thousands of teachers gathered in a public square in central 香港 (Hong Kong) to protest against police brutality toward young civil disobedients. Photo: Vivek Prakash/EPA.
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While on the verge of a civil war along the Pearl River Delta, U.S. President Donald Trump felt it was time to show his “sixth sense” policy making, intervening directly as a peacemaker in the most serious conflict between 香港 (Hong Kong) and mainland China, with some unsolicited advice to Chinese President 习近平 (Xí Jìnpíng). “If President 习 (Xí) would meet directly and personally with the protesters, there would be a happy and enlightened ending to the 香港 (Hong Kong) problem. I have no doubt!”, Trump said.
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Anti-government demonstrators apologise for the inconvenience they caused last Wednesday at 香港國際機場 (Hong Kong International Airport), hoping that the travellers will understand the situation and continue flying as though nothing had happened. Photo: Thomas Peter/Reuters.
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This satellite picture, taken on Monday, August 12, 2019, appears to show Chinese military vehicles at 深圳湾体育中心 (Shēnzhèn Bay Sports Centre) in the southern city of 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), bordering 香港 (Hong Kong), China. Satellite image © 2019 Maxar Technologies via AP.
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