[12.1. Straight] US passes "Hong Kong Bill of Rights", netizens call for parade to US consulate

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Written by: Zhang Jiamin

2019-12-01 10:16

The demonstrations caused by the anti-revision law continued. Today (1st) Hong Kong and Kowloon have held assemblies and processions, and have received "No Objection Notices", including those in the morning on Hong Kong Island where "Children Do Not Tear Grenades" were held. Gather and march to the front wing of the Government Headquarters (ie Citizens Square). At noon, there was a "Thank you to the United States for protecting Hong Kong" march, from the Chater Flower Parade in Central to the US Consulate General in Hong Kong, and finally returned to Chater Garden.

As for the afternoon, there is the "Don't Forget Your Heart Parade". From Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower along Salisbury Road, parade to Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront Gardens to Red Pavilion.

"Hong Kong 01" hit the latest situation of each parade rally.

[12:40] Some netizens have launched a "Thanks to the United States for the Protection of Hong Kong Parade". Hundreds of people have gathered in Chater Gardens. Most of them are holding the American flag and chanting "Sir this way", "Fight for freedom, Stand with Hong Kong "," Resist Beijing, Liberate Hong Kong ". Event organizers stated that they will hold a rally in Chater Garden until 1:30, and then proceed to the US Consulate General in Hong Kong. No procession notice has been received for the procession and rally.

Participant University student Ms. Huang pointed out that she has always been peaceful and reasonable. Since June, she has only participated in the parade occasionally, and since the 721 Yuen Long incident, she has been more proactive in keeping an eye on the "Hong Kong people's agenda." If you do, you want to go to parade. " Anti-revision activities have been going on for nearly six months. She believes that the Hong Kong government has still failed to respond, focusing only on the economic part. She hopes that the United States can really help Hong Kong, such as formulating sanctions lists and expressing the five major demands of Hong Kong people internationally.

A middle-aged lady, Miss Li, is holding the American flag. She claims to be "Harley-Davidson". She is very happy that the United States has passed the Bill of Rights and came to celebrate today. She criticized the government for being reluctant to respond to citizens' demands in the past few months, only emphasizing the cessation of violence, "there is a whole set of talks," and questioned that it was the government that caused the confusion. She also asserted that she would not give up the fight for the five major demands, "Do you want to go back and forth? Come on! Work hard!"

[11:40] A Chang, the initiator of the parade, said that using small balloons to imply that Hong Kong people will bring demands into the community, and will continue to work with government departments in the future to follow up on the impact of tear gas on the community. He also pointed out that the government has not announced the composition of the tear gas, and the intensive application of tear gas in Hong Kong in the past few months requires accurate evidence and understanding of the impact of the tear gas in order to help the government.

He was also dissatisfied with Luo Zhiguang's earlier statement that social workers had no “privileges” to mediate at the scene of the conflict, because as a social worker, as long as young people sought assistance, the social worker needed to help them. Ah Chang, who has an 8-year-old son, said his throat had been sore for nearly a week since the "three strikes" in mid-November, and his son also had shortness of breath and headaches, and he still felt his nose when he was passing through the road recently. Tingling. He described Hong Kong as a "poisonous gas chamber". As a parent, he feared that it would affect his children.

[11:35] The parade arrived at Zheng Zheng, and some people tied yellow balloons outside Zheng Zheng, writing an appeal on it.

[11:05] The parade officially starts. They will travel from Edinburgh Square to the government headquarters and call "No More Teargas" along the way.

[11:00] The promoters read the statement aloud, referring to the hope that the government would test the tear gas composition and appoint a third party to conduct the test. "Hong Kong people believe the evidence." They asked Lin Zhengyue to explain the impact of the tear gas and explain the impact of the residual substances. "It's not Huang Tonglan's problem, it's the life and death of Hong Kong people."

[10:45] A number of newly elected District Councillors have spoken at the rally. Tuen Mun District Councilor Wu Yitai said that a group of District Councilors had issued a joint signature on the use of tear gas bombs in the district and asked the government to explain related practices. He also said that a working group would be set up on the District Council on the unidentified poison gas incident on October 28. Zhu Jiangwei, a member of the Southern District of Mong Kok, said that he had previously invited environmental groups to measure the air pollution in the area, with an index of 60, which was higher than the usual 40. No tear gas was fired for several days before and after the test.

Member of the Legislative Council and North District Councilor Lin Zhuoting criticized the government for not disclosing the components of the tear gas, and accused the police of shooting the tear gas flat, which would cause harm to human bodies. He said he would continue to pursue the matter in the Legislative Council and the District Councils.

[10:30] Miss wong, who teaches music in middle school, shares his experience at the rally. She said that during the week of the "three strikes" in November, police had used tear gas four times near the school. She said that the school only arranged for the school staff to clean up the campus after class resumption. She felt symptoms such as dry mouth and coughing inside the school. She hoped that the government would stop the use of tear gas, "I finished my hoe and cleared my head, and I worked hard." At the same time, she asked the government to publish the composition of the tear gas as soon as possible and issue guidelines for cleaning the areas affected by the tear gas.

Amin, one of the processionists, said that she had witnessed street cleaners cleaning the streets affected by tear gas without equipment. "Even the most common blue masks are scarce." She also said that she had seen multiple cleanings. Workers used high-pressure water guns to clean and complained to the FEHD about four or five times, but the situation did not improve. She urged the public to remind the cleaning staff if they saw relevant practices on the street.

[10:25] Eva, who lives in Lam Tin, and her husband took a 5-year-old daughter to participate in the "Children Don't Tear Gas Parade". She said that during the "three strikes" in the middle of this month, a tear gas grenade was used near her residence. Eczema, a large area of ​​eczema growing on the back the next day, "I haven't seen severe rash for 4 years," and her daughter also had an intestine that night.

She said that tear gas has been used in the area several times. Because the road section involved is a must for her daughter to go to school, she is worried that it will affect her daughter's health. She also said that because tear gas has been used in many districts in Hong Kong, she frankly does not know where she can take her daughter to "discharge". During holidays, she can only go to indoor places such as shopping malls. She believes that the government deprives children of opportunities to contact nature. She also accused the police of using a large number of tear gas "unnecessary", which would affect the health of children and the elderly. She also criticized the government for being reluctant to disclose the tear gas component. "I don't know how it can affect deployment."

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[10:00] "Children Do Not Tear Gas" Parent-child rally and small parade were initiated by two social workers Jiang Chengchang and Xie Limin. The activity was approved by the police yesterday with a notice of no objection. They stated on social platforms that the purpose of the event was to express to the government and society parents' concerns about the impact of tear gas on their children's health.

Participants of the parade rallied before Edinburgh Place, and will march to the General Political Office about half an hour later. Dozens of people participated in the scene, many of them attended with their young children, and some held yellow balloons.

Police have used tear gas to disperse demonstrators in multiple districts in the past six months. The picture shows a girl suffering from inhalation of tear gas in Yuen Long on October 21. (Profile picture / Yu Junliang)

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