[480] Student journalists have also been targeted and attacked by police. [166] Thousands of protesters showed up on 1 July to protest against the newly implemented law. [487], Official statistics showed that Hong Kong had slipped into recession as its economy had shrunk in the second and third quarters of 2019. [544] Pollsters found that among 8,000 respondents, 90% of them believed that the use of these tactics was understandable because of the government's refusal to respond to the demands. [663][656][664][665] Following the death of Chow Tsz-lok, Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng was heckled and jostled by protest supporters in Bloomsbury Square in London; she fell to the ground and injured her arm. Hong Kong is a city with rule of law, we do not tolerate the occurrence of any violence,” Lam said. [417], Both sides claimed that rule of law in Hong Kong was undermined during the protests. Wednesday was the third day that hundreds of protesters have effectively shut down the city's main business district. This meant that although Hong Kong is part of China, it would enjoy other democratic and economic freedoms not afforded to the rest of the mainland. [532] The lack of any prosecutions against officers, and the absence of independent police oversight, sparked fears that the police could not be held accountable for their actions and that they were immune to any legal consequences.[345]. They blamed the police for his death, though the police denied any involvement. Hong Kong protesters arm themselves with arrows, javelins, violence to the former British colony this week, shot a demonstrator in the chest at close range. [581][570] On 5 October 2019, after what Lam referred to as "extreme violence" had taken place, an emergency law from the colonial era was enacted to ban face masks in Hong Kong—without declaring a state of emergency—which sparked criticism from various human rights organisations. [545] The protest movement provided a basis for challenging the government over its controversial handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020,[148] and some observers ascribed the success in halting the first wave of the pandemic to protesters' related efforts. [570], To cope with the ongoing protests, on 15 November 2019, the police had appointed no more than 100 Correctional Services Department (CSD) officers as special constables to assist them. [89][90][91] Protests were held in seven districts in Hong Kong. [269], Radical protesters adopted the "be water" strategy, inspired by Bruce Lee's philosophy, often moving in a fluid and agile fashion to confound and confuse the police. 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He was later removed from handling all protest-related cases. [331][332], The China government launched another misinformation campaign to malign and divide the protestors. [433] During the pandemic period, it has also used the law banning groups of 4 to further ban peaceful protests. [509], Lam's administration was criticised for its performance during the protests – her perceived arrogance and obstinacy,[510][48] and her reluctance to engage in dialogue with protesters. Four of whom were incumbent lawmakers. 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[388] A female alleged that she was gang raped inside Tsuen Wan police station, while the police reported that their investigation did not align with her accusation,[389] and later announced plans to arrest her on suspicion of providing false information. By Ronny Tong October 15, 2019 4:35 AM EDT Barrister Ronny Tong is a member of the Executive Council, Hong Kong… Cathay Pacific saw its top managers "reshuffled" and began firing pro-democratic employees after the Civil Aviation Administration of China threatened to block Cathay's access to Chinese airspace,[632] while the MTR began to close stations and end its service early after being criticised for transporting protesters. The report is the latest in a series of indictments of police violence in Hong Kong, which has helped to sustain anti-government protests for over three months. ", "Fresh Hong Kong rallies as police call teenager shooting 'lawful, "Anger as Hong Kong bans face masks at protests", "The Hong Kong government tried to ban face masks. On 15 June, Carrie Lam announced the bill's suspension but did not fully withdraw it. [168][169][170][171][172] The US Congress passed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act and president Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to revoke the city's special trade status after Mike Pompeo informed the Congress that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from China and so should be considered the same country in trade and other such matters. [158] The UK, along with Australia, Canada, and the US, also issued a joint statement expressing their deep concern regarding the National Security Law on 28 May as they deemed that the law breached the Sino-British Joint Declaration and undermined the implementation of the "one country, two systems" principle. The number of people who opposed the pro-democracy demands went down to 19%. [556] This was a six times increase from four years earlier with levels of depression and PTSD comparable to a war zone. [598] Members of the Executive Council, Ip Kwok-him and Regina Ip alleged that there was a "mastermind" behind the protests but could not provide substantial evidence to support their claim. [599], Many lawmakers from the pan-democratic camp, such as Ted Hui and Roy Kwong, assisted the protesters in various scenarios. They include shifting the number of members of Hong Kong's Election Committee – … Citizens saw these policies as Beijing's decision to strengthen its hold over Hong Kong. When the Press Freedom Index was established in 2002, Hong Kong had ranked 18th. [191] It also attempted to reshape the narrative of the Yuen Long attack by claiming that the attack had not been indiscriminate, changing the officially reported police response time, and arresting Lam Cheuk-ting, a pro-democracy lawmaker who was hurt in the attack, for "rioting". 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