Protests erupted in June 2019 over a since-axed extradition bill. They escalated into sometimes violent displays of dissent against police behaviour, amid calls for democracy and anger over Beijing’s encroachment. Demonstrators demanded an independent probe into the police conduct, amnesty for those arrested and a halt to the characterisation of protests as “riots.”
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Hong Kong man sentenced to training centre for taking part in riot linked to 2019 PolyU siege
Joe Wu, who was 17 at the time of the offence, was sentenced to a training centre – an alternative to prison for offenders under the age of 21.
Court rejects bid by two Hong Kong men to challenge their rioting convictions
The Justices of Appeal said the defence explanation of why their clients were at the scene of a riot were “not convincing at all.”
Hong Kong Art Week: Pro-protest billboard art removed as ‘it contained political messages,’ says gallery
“Patrick’s work was removed because it contained political messages… Our mediator informed us that the decision was made by the owners of SOGO,” organisers said. SOGO did not respond to enquiries.
COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS
Can Hong Kong’s ‘patriots-only’ legislature hold itself to account?
“Evidence of LegCo’s autonomy would be holding such inquiries into the government’s performance regarding the two most significant events since the city’s Handover from British to Chinese rule in 1997: the protests that rocked Hong Kong in 2019 and the Covid-19 pandemic,” writes John Burns.
Hong Kong’s proposed crowdfunding regulation: a hammer designed to crush an already flat nut
“The whole plan looks suspiciously like an attempt to shut the stable door on a horse which bolted in 2019,” writes Tim Hamlett.
FEATURES
Artist Vaevae Chan spent years building a cave in a Hong Kong high rise. Now she is ready to share it with others
Located on the 17th floor of a San Po Kong industrial building, Vaevae Chan’s walk-through installation “She Told Me to Head to the Sea” was born from trauma – hers and the city’s. Opening it to the public is the “next chapter” of her healing process, she says.
Baptist University professor leaves Hong Kong after police allegedly contacted over 2019 protest article
Arts professor Justin Wong’s article analysed the role that visual elements – such as yellow umbrellas, “V for Vendetta” masks and a pig mascot – played in the 2019 protests.
In Blue Island, a documentary destined never to be shown in Hong Kong, ex-protesters recreate city’s history
Chan Tze-woon’s documentary Blue Island employs people involved in the 2019 protests as actors to bring three historical turning points to life.
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