Protests persisted against the planned law to make insulting #China's national anthem a crime in #HongKong late on Wednesday, even after hundreds were arrested earlier in the afternoon.
#NationalAnthemLaw#HongKong
Jimmy Lai hasn’t been shy about putting his resources behind the pro-democracy protests that have roiled Hong Kong for months.
Lai has put everything on the line—his business, his reputation, and, many now worry, his freedom and life. https://t.co/S3ssOwEc2W
#HK’s Legislature descended into chaos as pro-#Beijing lawmakers attempted to violate parliamentary procedure to seize power to chair meetings, paving way to controversial national security legislation. Democrat @ray_slowbeat was forcibly dragged out by Beijing loyalist Aron Kwok
Pro-democracy lawmakers charged a line of security guards in Hong Kong's legislature as a pro-Beijing lawmaker attempted to chair the legislative gathering, leading to several members being carried out of the chamber. https://t.co/yUUrPo7Fgl
[My op-ed in @Independent:Hong Kong's response to coronavirus is another blow to its liberty]
Carrie Lam's refusal to shut down Hong Kong's border with China proves she has lost touch with what her society wants and needs.
https://t.co/rmiSOdgN2f
"Viruses know no borders, no political affiliation... making the decision to use this crisis as an opportunity to appoint Xia Baolong, a notorious ideological hardliner to the HK and Macau Affairs Office, all the more perplexing." @RepTedYoho @HongKongFP
https://t.co/On63UDM4tW
#SimonCheng described how Chinese secret police tortured him during detention. Other #HongKongProtesters were also arrested by #CCP. Such atrocity must be sanctioned, instead of merely paying lip service. How can #OneCountryTwoSystems be preserved if the world just keeps silent?
Today HK government released a promotional video about tear gas. It tries to reassure us tear gas is safe. They claim that tear gas will not affect the air quality at all. How can this government be so brazen to tell this lie? #teargascityHK#Hongkongers#StandwithHongKong