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Lunch with You at APM

1324 | APM, #KwunTong

Citizens gathered at the APM atrium over lunchtime for a 'Lunch with You' activity. Large groups of people were seen gathered at the atrium and along the balconies surrounding it. Protestors were seen displaying materials linked to the protest. At the same time, there were also many people seen waving flags that read 'Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times' and 'Hong Kong Independence', showing the growing distrust of the Chinese Government among the citizens.

Today marks the one year anniversary of 6/9, when 1 in 7 Hong Kong citizens, totaling 1.03 million went out and marched on the streets to speak up against the Extradition Bill.

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Heavy Police Presence in Kwun Tong

1807 | APM, #KwunTong

Today, the National Security Law is officially passed in the NPC and will go into effect tomorrow #July1.

Kwun Tong Inter School Concern Group called for a "Sing For You" assembly in APM shopping mall. Around 70 citizens, young and old, participated, chanting slogans such as "Down with corrupt cops" and "July 1, See you in Victoria Park," referring to the Annual July 1 March, which the police exceptionally didn't issue the Letter of No Objection in 23 years.

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Over 30 police entered the APM. Police announced that the civilians were participating in an unlawful assembly and violating the gathering ban.

The shopping center broadcasting system soon started to play prerecorded tracks on the importance of social distancing and the contents of the assembly ban.

While some shoppers left, many remained, chanting slogans like "Five Demands, Not One Less". About 12 officers set up cordon in Kwun Tong's busiest shopping hub.
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Hongkongers Put Up Poster: "Can you live without dignity like meat on a chopping board?"

1841 | APM, #KwunTong

Citizens put up posters reminding others of the July 1 General March tomorrow. "Can you live without dignity like meat on a chopping board?" one poster reads.

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#Defiance #HongKongProtests
In face of the National Security Law, Kwun Tong residents staged the "EX404" event at APM Shopping Mall

1826 | APM, #KwunTong

Starting from 1800, over 100 residents stood still at the shopping hub holding pieces of white paper, a statement against the oppression of pro-democracy ideas and pro-movement propaganda brought by the law. Some made the "Five One" gesture, which represented the popular protest slogan "Five Demands, Not one less."

Apart from the activity, a "Lunch with You" protest also occured at IFC shopping center this afternoon.

Source: First Hand
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Riot Police Invade APM Mall, Raise Yellow Warning Flag

1829 | APM, #KwunTong

At around 1825, about 40 police officers entered the shopping center and set up cordon lines at its courtyard, even though most of the participants of the event stood on its upper floors. The police announced that the citizens were participating in an illegal assembly. While some citizens started to leave, many remained, chanting "Corrupts cops."

Riot police in groups of around 10-15 stationed at all the exits of the mall, while others started to patrol the upper floors, setting up cordon along the way. Many patrons left as a result, with some shops even closed when the police entered the mall.

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Police Push Off Journalists and Patrons As They Set Up Cordon Line

1857 | APM, #KwunTong

Police set up cordon lines across the major Kowloon East shopping hub, pushing away journalists and sweeping away patrons as they went. Many more shops were closed when the police entered respective floors. While many citizens still looked on, no physical violence or arrests happened till this point.

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Police Successfully Occupy Kwun Tong, Causing Chaos in the Neighborhood

1906 | APM, #KwunTong

After the police set up cordons on all storeys, the bustling shopping hub, which is also the major commute route to the metro station and bus terminal, was emptied. As a result, the footbridge connecting the commercial areas to the metro station is packed.

Outside APM, as police vehicles blocked roads, with serious traffic congestion on Kwun Tong Road.

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Woman Carrying American Flag Forced to Take Off Mask Despite Health Regulations, Shoved Around By Police

1916 | APM, #KwunTong

A middle-aged woman carrying an American flag was being chastised by riot police. Officers surrounded the woman, hurling insults and pushing the woman around. She was ordered to take off her masks, despite a second wave of community outbreak happening in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, 4 young men and women were arrested.

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Hongkongers in Defense of Rights and Freedom: This is our home. We'll Die, if We Stop

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Kwun Tong District Councillor Eason Chan Yik-Shun is also this year's graduates of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK).

He said that Hongkongers were unable to express their feelings toward the pro-democracy movement, since the police have prohibited all marches and rallies in the past six months.

Eason Chan hoped the march at CUHK on Nov 19, 2020 could bring enthusiasm to the fight for freedom in society and remind everyone that “the [pro-democracy] movement is not finished.”

Eason Chan pointed out that the young generation of Hong Kong lost all hope and confidence to the future, owing to police brutality and injustice imposed by the Department of Justice (#DOJ). However, he believed that Hongkongers would continue to fight: “This is our home. We'll die, if we stop.”

Chan emphasised, “Many young people still have committment to Hong Kong". Chan also pointed out that the graduates' participation in the march showed that they would continue to come out and are not scared of being arrested.

Some parents also participated in the march on Nov 19, 2020. Apple, the mother of a CUHK student, said that she couldn’t stand still and let the authorities suppress the youths.

“As a parent, I have to come out and back them [young people] up,” she said. She felt heartbreaking to see how the students had sacrificed for the fight for democracy in the past year and all the casualties in the movement.

Apple hopes that the next generation can "enjoy freedom and live in Hong Kong safely". She reiterated that one shod not give up the fight in Hong Kong in face of the suppression by the Chinese Community Party (#CCP).

Source: InMedia #Nov19
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Government Supporter in HK Praises the "Leadership" in Accented Cantonese

As part of the Hong Kong government-led Kwun Tong Town Centre redevelopment project, the Yue Man Square public transport interchange is put to use on Friday, April 2, 2021.

On March 30, 2021,the Urban Renewal Authority held an event for media preview and arranged meeting with designated "old" resident in the neighborhood.

When meeting the media, a resident Ms Lee in her eighties praised the new design of the station. She even choked with tears, saying in accented Cantonese, "Thanks to the leadership! It is so great!".

#KwunTong #YueManSquare #URA #MediaArrangement

Source: Stand New #Mar30
https://bit.ly/3fB3G9J