Coming this fall, and available now for pre-order, a project that has been in the works since 2019. Among the Braves, with @ShibaniMahtani, the story of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and the lives and city it has shaped.
Activist Fleco Mo Kai-hong, in a post on Facebook, says Tony Chung of the now disbanded Studentlocalism group has been arrested for violating the state security law. Few details at the moment, no official announcement, seems like it will be a developing story through the night.
Someone purchased every copy of today’s Apple Daily from the Circle K in Sai Ying Pun and left them out for people to take for free. (Even attached the receipt as proof of purchase.)
Hong Kong police say they have arrested four people and frozen HKD70 mil in connection with Spark Alliance, a group collecting funds to support protesters, due to possible money laundering. SCMP reported in Nov the group's HSBC account had raised red flags
Appears unis will again be a focus of protests in Hong Kong today. The govt's prediction that students returning to school would kill the energy of protests was totally wrong. The Sept. CUHK rally remains one of the most remarkable events I've attended:
High Street in Hong Kong is always jammed with motorbikes as drivers wait to pick up from the Deliveroo Kitchen. Over the past week nearly every one has been adorned with these stickers for the Indian farmers' protest.
"Fight for Freedom, Stand With Hong Kong" banner at the Village Halloween Parade in NYC tonight with a few yellow umbrellas and Winnie the Poohs. Some heckling from the sidewalk. Vid via an attendee
“In the 20 years that this shop has been open, the past half year has been my happiest time here. When people buy my products they tell me to ‘add oil.’ It’s touching. I’ve never experienced anything like this.”