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[Live] 300 demonstrators gather in front of British Consulate General in Hong Kong to support Zheng Wenjie

11/29/2019, 11:41:25 AM

In August, Simon Cheng, a Hong Kong native who was a staff member of the British Consulate in Hong Kong, was detained by the mainland administration on the way back to Shenzhen, saying he was "suspected of prostitution." After being released, Zheng Wenjie was interviewed by the BBC and other media. He also issued a statement on his personal Facebook saying that he was inhumanly tortured by national security officers during detention, forcing him to acknowledge that he had incited and assisted the demonstration on behalf of the British government. He emphasized that he had not Participate in demonstrations. Some Hong Kong people held a "We are all Zheng Wenjie solidarity rally" at about 7:30 tonight (29th) outside the British Consulate General in Hong Kong. No "no objection notice" was issued by the police at the scene of "Hong Kong 01" Live.

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Written by: Zheng Baosheng Wu Wu'an

2019-11-29 19:20

Last updated: 2019-11-29 19:37

In August, Simon Cheng, a Hong Kong native who was a staff member of the British Consulate in Hong Kong, was detained by the mainland administration on the way back to Shenzhen, saying he was "suspected of prostitution." After being released, Zheng Wenjie was interviewed by the BBC and other media. He also issued a statement on his personal Facebook saying that he was inhumanly tortured by national security officers during detention, forcing him to acknowledge that he had incited and assisted the demonstration on behalf of the British government. He emphasized that he had not Participate in demonstrations.

Some Hong Kong people held a "We are all Zheng Wenjie solidarity rally" at about 7:30 tonight (29th) outside the British Consulate General in Hong Kong. No "no objection notice" was issued by the police at the scene of "Hong Kong 01" Live.

[19:18] More than 300 people arrived at the rally site, and Simon Cheng mask was distributed at the scene. A large number of rally people had put on the mask.

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