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But only after three months, after the great calamity, did we find our identity – not Hongkongers under British colonization, nor Chinese. We are Hongkongers, and when Hong Kong is in danger, we find our own ways to save it, we motivate ourselves and we cheer for ourselves. We are finally enlightened with our own identity and sense of belonging. It is because of the passion, an undeniable passion which is so intense, that we decide to voice out and stand firm without any hesitation. Until now, the police has arrested over 1100 people, and the abusive arrests will prebail. it is observed that they are running out of strategies, and reach a point that they started resorting to violence so as to intimidate us, the Hongkongers.

The only thing the government does not understand is that we have two-million people, and these two-million people were forced to stand up by the government. Those who had been advocating peaceful protect starts confronting the police or dealing with tear gas with dishes.
The German reporter asked solemnly on our way to leave the scene, “I really can’t believe what I witnessed today. I thought I were in Syria, but this is Hong Kong, an international metropolis. How comes the whole Hong Kong seems to be in war every weekend and it has lasted for three months already. But you can still keep on talking about it as if nothing happened, how is that possible?”

I smiled, somewhat bitter, but also with pride at the same time– “It's the Lion Rock spirit. Because we are Hongkongers."

Source: https://www.hkcnews.com/article/23360/%E9%80%83%E7%8A%AF%E6%A2%9D%E4%BE%8B-831%E8%A1%9D%E7%AA%81%E9%87%91%E9%90%98-%E5%89%8D%E7%B7%9A%E7%A4%BA%E5%A8%81%E8%80%85-23360/%E5%BE%B7%E5%9C%8B%E8%A8%98%E8%80%85%E5%9C%A8831

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The ever-swinging pendulum of public opinion - Yee Lee

So why was everything all calm and peaceful during the last few days before and on election day? As manipulators were positive about a certain victory, there were no longer any disguised protesters to create chaos. By contrast, the protesters were extremely sensitive to public opinion despite having no official leader in the movement. Even though protesters in the frontline (a.k.a the “valorous”) could not see the purpose of elections under the “one country, two systems” framework, they did not want to sever ties with moderate protesters (a.k.a. the “peaceful, rational and non-violent”) and hence halted all actions in order to allow the elections to proceed in a peaceful manner. Meanwhile, citizens witnessed the ongoing callous siege by police at PolyU, which prompted voters to line up for hours to cast their ballots.
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16-year-old Girl in Hong Kong: “We may all be killed by the police. Yes.”

Reuters Special Report by Tom Lasseter, December 13, 2019

//For hardened teens of the Hong Kong protests, violence is one way forward

The young demonstrators shift back and forth between their old lives and their new – school uniforms and dinners with mom and dad, then pulling the masks over their faces once more. They are risking everything for a tomorrow that almost certainly won’t come: a Hong Kong that cleaves greater freedom from the Chinese Communist Party.//

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https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/hongkong-protests-radical/

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A civilian climbed down from the second level to the ground level of a shopping mall, hoping to help out shoppers who were surrounded by the riot police.
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83-year-old Li Yi: I don’t have long to live, but I believe Hong Kong young people have wisdom beyond imagination 4/6

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The outbreak of anti-extradition bill changes the perception towards young people

Li Yi cares most about freedom and individuality. He parted ways with the left-wing, the country and socialism. He came over to support the local and young people who were not popular with the mainstream. In the past 80 years, he has seen too many terrible things, he has seen too many political clutches and persecutions. He doesn't care about others' praise and deprecation. I don't know how tough his heart is in his wrinkled body. If we are Skywalker, Li Yi will be Master Yoda, who is nearly 900 years old.

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https://telegra.ph/The-outbreak-of-anti-extradition-bill-changes-the-perception-towards-young-people-04-04

To be continued

Source: Stand News, (25-Feb)
https://bit.ly/3aARccx

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Frontliners and Supporters: Be Valiant or Be Peaceful? To Stay or to Leave? How Far Can One Go?

Part 1/4:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26738

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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26748

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"The committee held discussions on whether to stay or to leave the campus," the acting president of #PolyU Student Union Ken Woo said.

“One of our members was a nursing student, and you could not become a nurse if you have a criminal record. We wanted those who had family responsibilities to leave and help from the outside where it's less risky, and those who were willing to shoulder the consequences to stay inside”.

The 18 members of the Students' Union did not spend a lot of time together, as each worked in their own ways towards the same goal in different places.

“I'm not the muscular type”, Ken said, “One might say that it doesn’t make much difference whether I stay at the frontline or not. But I think my participation was more of an emotional support to the frontliners. I had no reason to leave”.

When being asked whether he felt sad when he was the last among the 18 members to stay behind, Ken replied: “I actually wanted them to leave as soon as possible. I didn’t want anyone to get hurt, especially my committee members. The longer they stayed, the higher the chance of getting arrested. Moreover, staying in the campus also was a heavy burden on one’s mind.”

Source: CNews #Nov14
https://tinyurl.com/y3vspxq7

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