Mosaics of sticky notes containing supporting messages for protesters have popped up across Hong Kong as the activism powers a wave of cultural expressions
- Hong Kong’s protests have drawn millions of people to the city’s streets in recent months and thrown the former British colony into its biggest political crisis since it was returned to China in 1997.
As religious gatherings can be held without a permit in Hong Kong, the song provided a cover of legitimacy for protesters and was first used by a group of Christian students. Protesters protect themselves with umbrellas as they clash with riot police during a demonstration near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File PhotoThe Union Jack and Hong Kong’s colonial-era flag appeared prominently during protests, designed to rile authorities in Beijing. The Union Jack was unfurled when protesters stormed the legislature on July 1, the 22nd anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to China rule.
Anti-extradition bill protesters raise a black Hong Kong flag next to a Union flag outside the West Kowloon Express Rail Link Station during a march at Hong Kong's tourism district Tsim Sha Tsui, China July 7, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu“You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend,” Hong Kong’s martial arts legend Bruce Lee said during a 1971 interview in regards to his character on the TV series “Longstreet”.
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