Hong Kong protests: as Covid-19 situation comes under control, city braces for fresh wave of anti-government demonstrations in coming months
- Next few months will be eventful, with the anniversaries of Tiananmen Square crackdown, Hong Kong’s return to China and last year’s marches
- New police strategies and social-distancing laws amid the pandemic have prompted pro-democracy campaigners to formulate alternative protest plans
The chanting of protest songs and slogans such as “Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times” by more than 100 masked demonstrators at the International Financial Centre mall in Central was the second protest in just three days.
One of the protesters at the mall was a 45-year-old woman working in the IT sector.
“I was working from home, but I thought I should come out to show my support for the protests,” she said. “I cannot bear the situation in Hong Kong now. There is no rule of law and the judges are handing down unfair judgments.”
The peaceful protest came after riot police on Sunday evening flooded into an upscale mall in Taikoo Shing to disperse black-clad protesters holding anti-government banners. Police issued 40 verbal warnings that the protesters were breaching coronavirus social-distancing rules, but no arrests were made.
