Police fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who gathered Sunday against a controversial security law proposed by China, in the most intense clashes in months.
The planned legislation is expected to ban treason, subversion and sedition, and comes after Hong Kong was shaken last year by months of massive, often-violent protests, and repeated warnings from Beijing that it would not tolerate dissent.Police said they had arrested 40 people. An Australian lawyer based in Hong Kong, Kevin Yam, says some of his friends are considering exiting the city now as China strengthens its grip on the territory with the new security law.
Even before the proposed security law, there were fears that China was steadily eroding those freedoms."I've had a lot more friends asking me what they need to do if they want to migrate to Australia. For middle-class Hong Kongers, migration is something being more seriously thought about now," he told SBS News.He said for the some 100,000 Australians living in Hong Kong the situation was more difficult to predict.
HKGov shows again how the city is under the influence of the tyrannical & authoritarian CCP. Just imagine, the regime already has no tolerance to the slightest freedom of speech of its own people, how would they have any good faith towards the presence foreign businesses
Once and again HKgov has demonstrated how authoritarian it is and how desperate do it is to service the tyrannical agenda of the CCP. The autonomous “2systems” is long dead. It’s not the HKGov’s interests to listen to its people, let alone to preserve human rights in the city
The autonomy of Hong Kong is promised the Joint Declaration. If China does not honour it why the west is certain China will do to any trade deals? youcanstopus ChinaLiedPeopleDied
It’s going to get real ugly in Hong Kong
Hongkongers has no longer be able to trust Communist government and the firewall of Joint Declaratin has damaged. Freedoms of speech and political prosecution will soon be daily life
It doesn’t take long to sink a great city under the watch of CCP HongKong is clearly a PoliceState now. HKProtests
HongKongers will never surrender under NationalSecurityLegislation 🖤💛And here's our prove💪🏻💪🏻
As we don’t want to live under”One country One system”, many hongkongers consider moving to other countries already and many of us decided not to have babies to avoid our child get brainwashed by China🥺CCP dictatorship FreeHK
HongKongerweare Hong Kong people survive from Wuhan coronavirus, now facing second round of police brutality.
We never forgive for fight with freedom. Please StandWithHongKong
The NationalSecurityLaw or counter terrorism are covers for China’s unlimited control, oppression and political persecution over Hong Kong. HKers will fight till the end although it’s very soon. Pls exercise HKHRDA, Magitsky Sanctions and revoke HK Special Status. We r ready.
We are not going to surrender.
CHILD SHOT BY PEPPER GUN! This kind of HKPoliceBrutality is exactly why Hong Kongers took to the streets today. If the nationalsecuritylaw is passed, things will only get worse. The world need to see this! StandWithHongKong
The evil NationalSecurityLaw does not only infringe HongKong ‘s autonomy but also the universal values of freedom and democracy. Hongkongers shall never surrender to safeguard our homes. soshk
The HKPF does not allow hongkonger to have protest so as to make us speechless, and uses Excessive violence and weapons to force us to run away! The HK gov’t is afraid of spirit of Freedom. nationalsecuritylaw destroy 1country2systems and the legal system. SOSHK
We would try our best to protect our city even we only have faith and liberty mind. Please protect your country, keep away from ccp. YouCantStopUs StandWithHongKong FightForFreedom
YouCantStopUs HKPoliceState attack HKERS voice 😡😡😡 StandWithHongKong We need help 😭 TrumpSavesHK
History is repeating again.
The new security law is an oppression of freedom in HK. Hkges marched through streets to oppose against CCP China over the new law. No one can stop us frighting for freedom. YouCantStopUs 1Nation1HK StandWithHongKong
No one wants to leave home if there’s a choice. HongKong is being stripped of its freedom, democracy & human rights, & people’s lives r under threat. But HK isn’t 1st victim & wont be last if China isn’t stopped! CCP evil will grow & expand & control world! History will repeat
China is demonstrated how to destroy a freedom society. What they did in HongKong will happen in other western countries in future Totalitarianism HongKongNeedsHelp
violent acts of HK police standwithhongkong
Stay tf away from my country.
HaruHonda1 CCP: We run HK as World Financial Centre perfectly
Such law is not only targeting on national security but the real regime for Xi forever ! It is executed by the HK Brutality Police ! We will never surrender and fight till the end .......... Hong Kongers need international support .
Actually many youngsters have no chance to move out but only to stay. Do they have choices? YouCantStopUs
As a Hong Konger, our existence is a warning and reminder to the rest of the world, don't believe whatever trade deal you signed with CCP as they will JUST use their only way to interpret. The sino british joint declaration is just a pieces of crap to them now.
We will not move StandWithHongKong Fight CCP No more lies, no more trust to the tyranny. Look at the panedemic YouCantStopUs
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Hong Kong is no longer international city. Thanks to CCP.
There are terrorists in green uniform in HK.
🖕China 🖕China 🖕most raisist in my country, Yes you Chinese shits are bigest raisist and you know it
HKPolice 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝖽𝗈 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝖻𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍. 𝗁𝗄𝗉𝗈𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗉𝖾𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗆𝗎𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗋
We are not giving up yet. HK is not China. StandWithHongKong
Many Australian MPs already declared their disapproval of the nationalsecuritylaw, more are joining to StandwithHK. We need escalated actions to invoke MagnitskyAct against those behind these assault on the civil liberties promised to HKers.
Tear gas cannot stop Hongkongers from fight for freedom and against the National Security Law. YouCantStopUs
the world can see how a totalitarian regime CCP rule a place which embraces democracy and freedom SOSHK StandWithHongKong StandWithHK
Since the founding of the CCP, so-called subversion, so-called theft of state secrets, so-called collusion with foreign powers, and so-called endangering national security are all just pretexts for dealing with objections and dissidents. Not only Hk but also the world.😭😭😭
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Yup, you can’t stop us until we get back the real freedom.
Peaceful march is brutally oppressed again. The security law will crush HK completely. All our freedom and rights will be gone. HongKongers have been fighting so hard to resist China but we really need help from you all please
Communist China is killing us in HongKong. Do not trust them! We are dying。。。
Here is the msg from HKers:
People are speaking!
Hong Kongers want democracy. We want independence! We love our land and we do not want to move to Australia!
World, this is our word. We are not strong enough but we have no choice. HongKong is our home and we will defense it. Its a war between civilization and barbarism and HKers never give up. FightForFreedomStandWithHongKong
China didn't keep the promise of One country two systems. Say no to China. If you can BoycottChina StandwithHK
HongKongers is doing their best to fight CCP for mankind. StandWithHongKong
HKPolice doing all these are not to disperse protesters. They aim at attacking, torturing or even killing them. If the authorities are the perpetrators, what can we do? How to obtain our justices? Hong Kong people will never fail to fight for freedom and rights.
I respect Hongkongers for their courage. Their desire for freedom allows them to overcome fear! standwithhongkong nationalsecuritylaw
It's sad to hear people would like to moving out of hong kong, but I agree hong kong is not a city with freedom under the CCP's control
Fuelled by the proposed nationalsecuritylaw , the HongKongProtests are up and alive again. Guys, let's fight on until freedom, justice and autonomy are restored. Victory will be ours. Fight for freedom, StandWithHongKong 5DemandsNot1Less HKHRDA MagnitskyAct
It’s kinda sad to see that the most searched item in Google after the day of the announcement of this evil law’s “immigration”. If we have choice, no one wants to leave our beloved homes. We are all forced by ccp, who tries to impose white terror,forcing HKers to love China.
Thank you for reporting! Thank you for letting the world know how PoliceBrutalityHK suppress peaceful protest by HKers to CCP nationalsecuritylaw and have a chance to StandWithHongKong HongKongNeedsHelp
It is sad to leave the motherland since The regime oppresses the people😷 However, much more ppl cannot choose this options as they cannot afford the cost and that why they don't give up on resist CCP
“We want freedom & freedom is what we will get!” YouCantStopUs
Hongkongers never give up! StandwithHK YouCantStopUs
We just display to freedom world once , please don't trust CCP.
If the new security law passes, you can get arrested just for voicing out disagreement with govt policies. FreeSpeech becomes criminal. HongKong YouCantStopUs
Move or fight or u become a slave YouCantStopUs nationalsecuritylaw StandWithHongKong HongKong HongKongProtests
In contrast, foreigners will be on the edge after “national security law” Who knows when will the untrustworthy CCP regime smear you?
Once you know freedom how can you live without it. China will never understand it and the don’t have too. It will get very ugly. Hope I’m wrong.
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It's sad that HKers are forced to leave our homeland because of the invasion of CCP This repeats over and over, from South Mongolia, Tibet, East Turkestan, to Hong Kong now If CCP is not defeated, millions of HKers, and billions of Chinese will soon all become refugees
HongKongNeedsHelp please hongkong Hongkongers
No only residents but also investors are going to leave HongKong OneCountryTwoSystemsIsDead
Fight for freedom ! Stand with Hong Kong!
Guess what... I bet a big portion of the police is considering that as well!
Stop CCP from destroying Hong Kong, or Australia will be the next. StandWithHongKong standwithhk YouCantStopUs
Police brutality has never left Hong Kong. Imagine what would happen when the national security laws are passed and Chinese officials may come to arrest people!
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There's still lots of HongKongers are not going to give up. Here's the mass march today. CCP, YouCantStopUs.
YouCantStopUs Po lice abuse of violence, the death of rule of law are not an excuse to surrender to totalitarianism. HongKong is not China
Hong Kong has become a PoliceState now, undoubtedly legitimated by China. No one is safe in Hong Kong
The fight will continue
FightForFreedom
HKer FightForFreedom and against the NationalSecueityLaw because we want Hong Kong is Hong Kong StandWithHongKong
Po9Mon Say NO to national security law! Say NO to CCP intervention
Today Hong Kongers once again show their resistance to the infringement from China.
Freedom of speech in Hong Kong? Being able to join protests? What a joke
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This has happen for more than a year now and so many humanitarian crisis has occurred. Audtralia should at least impose sanctions to pressure the Chinese government.
HongKongers're risking their lives to fight back CCP China's undermining of HongKong's autonomy. Because no one wants to live in an Orwellian state seen as 'an improved HK' by the tyranny ruled by extreme nationalistic militia. Don't kowtow at CCP.
There is freedom of demonstration in Hong Kong, right?
Please, you rioters.. please move to Australia, we true Hongkongers don’t want you here
At least HK people won't call Australia 'a gum stuck to my shoe' or 'America's kangaroo lap dog' for initiating a scientific inquiry into the Coronavirus. Unlike certain people, HKers have basic human decency.
What!? Don't give up. Moving to other countries can't solve the problem.
StandWithHongKong
YouCantStopUs
They can't
SBS this is what you like ...well it's China land not England's that took it off them ...So stop stirring the pot ..It's owned by it's right full owner's they can do what they like it's the youth doing the damage and media right up there own arse ...making trouble for most
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Hong Kong is part of CHINA, full stop .
Come to Australia! China will not give up and will persecute demonstrators HongKongFP HongKongNeedsHelp hongKongindependence HongKongProtesters
why would they ? they'd only be racially vilified here
So you will do it differently if the violence happens in Australia? I would like to warn those ppl considering moving to Australia: you are welcome if you obey the rules. Your freedom doesn’t sit above Australia laws.
What I am worried is the housing price. If they all come to Australia, then housing price will be pushed high again and the houses will no longer be affordable for Young Australian.
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