#NOW The women’s march was cancelled but more police are deployed to the planned gathering spot Southorn Playground in Wan Chai. Around 10 police vehicles and scores of officers were patrolling and stationing. Some tried to clear bricks & barriers at a small construction site.
Of the 18 Hong Kong district councils, 17 are mostly empty due to disqualifications and mass resignations of pro-democracy councilors. The only exception is the one district that’s not democratically elected. https://t.co/6aGfLXiZtd
As the Hong Kong government presses its campaign to attract foreign bankers and investment, two Hongkongers were sentenced to a year and 3 months in prison for sedition. Their crime? Clapping in court and saying the magistrate had “lost her conscience.” https://t.co/q31RNRxcCy