June 2020. Hundreds of Hong Kongers have marched silently through the city’s streets in protest against the looming national security legislation to be implemented by the mainland Chinese government. Riot police armed with shields were present on Hong Kong streets as a crowd of demonstrators marched from Jordan to Mong Kok in the Kowloon district. Police arrested more than 50 people after scuffles erupted during the “silent protest” march which went largely without the usual chanting or slogan shouting. The protest was aimed at expressing Hong Kongers’ anger over a national security law — imposed on the special administrative region by Beijing — that would ban subversion, secession, terrorism and foreign interference in the territory. Critics say that the law could be used to crack down on dissent and criticism of Beijing. They say it would also threaten the “one country, two systems” framework following the handover of Hong Kong from the UK to China in 1997.
Jun 2020. Silent Protest in Hong Kong
