'French Spiderman' scales Hong Kong skyscraper with 'peace banner'

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Alain Robert says his climb's message was to make 'an urgent appeal for peace and consultation between Hong Kong people and their government.'

'SPIDERMAN.' French urban climber Alain Robert, popularly known as the 'French Spiderman' climbs the Cheung Kong Center building in Hong Kong on August 16, 2019. Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP

During the climb he attached a banner featuring the Hong Kong and Chinese flags, as well as two hands shaking. "Perhaps what I do can lower the temperature and maybe raise a smile. That's my hope anyway," Robert said in his media statement.They were sparked by opposition to a plan to allow extraditions to the mainland, but have since morphed into a wider call for democratic rights.

 

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