Families had to leave their mooncakes at the foot of water horses outside the Liaison Office as no door opened to them and no officer came out for the petition.
“I want to tell the HK government, please don’t tell me there is nothing you can do. You shouldn’t be our government if you can do nothing...I want to tell all HKers: our Mid-Autumn Festival is not happy,” said mother of Li Tsz-yin
Wife of Wong Wai-yin said she bought two mooncakes today, including one with two cartoon characters her husband likes. “I hope if he ever gets these cakes, he can think of me and his mother when he sees the two characters.”
Father of Cheng Tsz-Ho appealed for attention and concern of the international community on not only the #12HKers but also other protesters being remanded, prosecuted and jailed in HK
In the past 39 days since the #12HKers were arrested by China’s coastguard, 10 lawyers hired by the families were denied meetings, 13 were pressured by the authorities and 6 were forced to drop the case, said activist Owen Chow assisting the families.
The pedestrian area outside the Liaison Office is surrounded by at least two tiers of barriers - water horse outside and metal barriers inside - and the families and activists can only form a group of four under ban on group gathering.
The protests in Hong Kong last year began over fears that the city’s residents could be tried in mainland Chinese courts. Now, 12 protesters detained at sea face just that possibility. https://t.co/B8QrAYDH2j
Latest update on the situation for #12HKyouths. They have not been allowed to call their families, been denied bail and held without charge in a Chinese detention center. And on top of that been barred from meeting rights lawyers. Shame on you China!#IPAC https://t.co/UPrnQqzx85
#NOW Families of the #12HKers are about to head to Beijing’s Liaison Office in HK to petition for release of the 12, and access to lawyers and medicine.
Behind tearful story there lies profound bravery of helpless families against brutal regime: ‘In my eyes, what he did wasn't at all violent...I feel like we're doing all we can, but #HKGov't is playing us over and over again'
https://t.co/EhLKvWo00Q #Save12HKyouths
[Remember 12 HKers being detained in Mainland China]
It has been 37 days since 12 HKers were arrested by the China Coast Guard in the name of illegal entry - contacts with family members lawyers are still rejected while no information has been received from the detainees.
In a powerful interview, Hong Kong activist @nathanlawkc describes how freedom is under attack in HK. Until the end of the month, we’re donating 50% of our revenue in HK to raise HK$1,000,000 for organizations defending freedom in HK: https://t.co/akh2oP9x9q
I am deeply concerned about the arrest of Joshua Wong, another example of HK authorities targeting activists. Chinese and HK authorities must respect the rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong, as protected in the Joint Declaration.
“The arrest of one of Hong Kong's most prominent opposition figures for wearing a face mask – at a time when wearing one is compulsory in the city – is yet another example of the government’s campaign to silence dissent by any means.” https://t.co/QB38nRukJX
BREAKING: #HongKong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been arrested when he reported to Central Police Station at about 1 pm, according to @joshuawongcf's Twitter account #黃之鋒#香港
#BREAKING Joshua is arrested when reporting to Central Police Station at about 1pm today. The arrest is related to participating in an unauthorized assembly on 5Oct last year. He is told to have violated the draconian anti-mask law as well.
#Day30 12 HK activists and protestors were arrested by the mainland China Coast Guard for illegal border crossing. The youngest person is a 16 years old student. They are now being detained in mainland China since 30 days ago.