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Civilians’ solidarity is perhaps the real trigger of mass arrest targeting democratic activists

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Civilians’ solidarity is perhaps the real trigger of mass arrest targeting democratic activists

On August 18, 2019, in defiance of the police's Letter of Objection, a massive number of protesters showed up at the Civil Human Rights Front’s assembly, called to condemn police brutality. They waited peacefully for hours to get into Victoria Park, so an official number of participants could be properly calculated, showing solidarity and a shared quest to safeguard democracy in Hong Kong. Once entered the park, they leave gradually towards Admiralty direction which marked the first-ever assembly in water-flow format in Hong Kong.

In August, many protests ended up in severe collisions between black-clad protesters and riot police, except this one on August 18 which closed peacefully without any confrontations. Before the rally was commenced, a black-clad young man stood in solitude in the Victoria Park with a handwritten banner held up in his hands that read: "Thank you for backing us up, although you may not fully agree us. The Pacifists and the Valiants will not divide.” A middle-aged man went up to him and hugged him. Moments later, the Internet was rocked with a picture showing this scene.

A number of 1.7 million civilians attended the assembly, with many of them stood persistently in pouring rainfall, determined to enter Victoria Park, not showing a sign of agitation. In the evening, some protesters stay-guarded on Harcourt Road and eventually they left peacefully as riot police was not engaged to disperse the crowd.

Strictly speaking, as many as 1.7 million civilians attended the illegal assembly on August 18 which perhaps is what makes the police to rake things up again by arresting the pro-democracy figureheads on April 18, 2020.

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