Carrie Lam

Hong Kong Protests Over the Weekend See High Numbers of Arrests, Politician’s Ear Bitten Off By Assailant

Brian Hioe
Intensive protests took place in Hong Kong over the weekend, with violence against demonstrators seemingly reaching new heights. Particularly shocking have been images circulated online of district councilor Andrew Chiu’s ear being bitten off by an assailant who previously attacked others with a knife...
Alex YunEnglishOctober 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements7 min read

Protests Take Place Across Hong Kong After Emergency Powers Invoked to Pass Mask Ban

Brian Hioe
Scenes of heated protest again took place in Hong Kong yesterday, in response to moves by the Hong Kong government to invoke emergency powers to outlaw the wearing of masks in public. A fourteen-year-old was shot in the thigh, making him the second demonstrator shot with a round of live ammunition during demonstrations to date. An abortive attempt to declare the formation of a provisional government in the MOSTown shopping mall proves a significant development, particularly since the declaration of a provisional government could potentially be used as grounds for intervention by the Chinese government...
Alex YunEnglishOctober 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements7 min read

Protests Mark Chinese National Day in Hong Kong, With Police Violence Escalating to New Levels

Brian Hioe
Intensive protests took place across Hong Kong today, marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, also known as Chinese National Day. Police violence took place on a scale likely unprecedented in demonstrations to date, with one protester shot with a live round, making him the first demonstrator shot with live ammunition during demonstrations in Hong Kong over the past eighteen weeks...
EnglishOctober 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements9 min read