- Title: Hong Kong protesters set busy schedule ahead of China National Day
- Date: 28th September 2019
- Summary: LENNON WALL IN EDINBURGH SQUARE (MUTE) TIMELAPSE OF TRAFFIC AND HONG KONG SKYLINE BUILDINGS CHINESE FLAG ON SCREEN / WORDS READING (Chinese): "CELEBRATING THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHINESE NATIONAL DAY" VEHICLES MOVING ON ROAD PEOPLE WALKING PAST PRO-DEMOCRACY POSTERS PRO-DEMOCRACY POSTERS SHOWING WINNIE THE POOH WEARING BLACK SHIRT AND CALLING PEOPLE TO WEAR BLACK SHIRTS ON OCTOBER 1 (SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) PRO-DEMOCRACY HONG KONG RESIDENT, WONG SAYING: "(The government) Keep telling lies. The moral of this government has become lower and lower in the last five years, and we know that they will not listen if we rally in peace because we are not on the same level." PRO-DEMOCRACY POSTERS ON THE WALL PICTURE OF HONG KONG LEADER CARRIE LAM BEHIND A MASK (MUTE) ACCELERATED FOOTAGE OF LENNON TUNNEL "CHINAZI" CROSSED OUT ON WALL PRO-BEIJING SUPPORTERS HOLDING CHINESE AND HONG KONG FLAGS VARIOUS OF PEOPLE HOLDING CHINESE AND HONG KONG FLAGS CHINESE AND HONG KONG FLAGS PEOPLE RALLYING IN FRONT OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PRO-BEIJING SUPPORTER, YAU MEI KWANG, SPEAKING PEOPLE STANDING WITH FLAGS (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) PRO-BEIJING SUPPORTER, YAU MEI KWANG, SAYING: "They are not our children because they should be, at this age, should be studying, not running to the airport, hitting people, hitting the police, insulting people, that is not right." PRO-BEIJING SUPPORTERS RALLY CHINESE FLAG
- Embargoed: 12th October 2019 05:47
- Keywords: Hong Kong China protests Umbrella Movement national day
- Location: HONG KONG, CHINA
- City: HONG KONG, CHINA
- Country: Hong Kong
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest
- Reuters ID: LVA003AYKL5QF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters have set themselves a busy schedule for Saturday (September 28), rebuilding "Lennon Walls" of anti-government graffiti and marking the fifth anniversary of the "Umbrella" street movement that gridlocked the city for weeks.
The protest on Saturday comes ahead of the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China on Tuesday (October 1), when there are pro- and anti-Beijing protests planned across the former British colony, including at the British Consulate where protesters this month asked for help in reining in Beijing.
One pro-democracy resident called the government a 'liar' and said they had to use violence to make sure their voices are heard because the government 'will not listen' while those on the pro-Beijing side condemned the protest saying children who are protesting should be in school and studying.
Protesters are angry about what they see as creeping Chinese interference in Hong Kong, which returned to China in 1997 under a "one country, two systems" formula intended to guarantee freedoms that are not enjoyed on the mainland.
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