'I'll take the blow for them': the volunteers protecting Hong Kong protesters

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Informal group including social workers, pastors, lawyers and medics have banded together to support demonstrators

Last Saturday, as Hong Kong braced for another weekend of youth-led mass pro-democracy protests, a group of middle-aged and elderly volunteers prepared for their own rebellion.

 

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What an irony. Unpaid volunteers, even at the age of 82, protect Hong Kong youngsters. At the same time, those highly paid HKPolice hurt and arrest inncocents/ passersby

What an irony. Unpaid volunteers, even at the age of 82, protect Hong Kong younsters. At the same time, those highly paid HKPolice hurt and arrest inncocents/ passersby

HKWORLDCITY Why can't you explain the full 831 incident? Are there three seriously injured people now?🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

HKWORLDCITY A voluntary first-aider loses her vision in HK protesters. She was shot by police's bean bag bullet. hongkongprotests eyeforhk

The evil CCP backed media like the CCTV, Xinhua, Global Times or China Daily will accuse The Guardian for supporting Hong Kong independence and meddling their internal affairs

How very middle class not willing to join the protest, but not willing to stay out if it.

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