An anonymous group of Hongkongers did this on New Year’s Eve amid severe crackdowns on political freedoms. They would be jailed for years if caught. That’s bravery in action.
Release ALL political prisoners now.
#HongKong
So it turns out CCP can actually respond to mass public demands with reforms. Yet in 2019, they responded to the demands of millions of Hongkongers with contempt and violence. Really emphasizes that to Beijing, Hongkongers will never be more than 2nd class colonial subjects.
I would like to pay tribute to my good friend Simon, permanently banned from Twitter after switching his display name to be Elon Musk and posting. Forever silenced, so that freedom of speech may live on. I salute his sacrifice.
Another one bites the dust. As of today, the neon signs which have been overhanging this road for 25 years will be demolished. Bit by bit, Hong Kong is losing its visual identity, with the city becoming more and more bland with every thoughtless (or perhaps malicious) demolition