Hong Kong police slam 'illegal' protest as HQ siege ends

So a PROTEST is illegal because the STATE didn't OK it

time to PROTEST more.

What the hell.

What will HK eat if China stops exporting?

Will HK still have those miraculous freedom of the 80s and early 90s if they succeed?

The future of HK is already a sinkhole but you never know if you believe the story between an ant and an elephant.

Poor people of HK. The Chinese govt is tightening the screws on their freedoms bit by bit. My heart goes out to them. Where is the outcry from western leaders? Too much invested in trade with the Chinese I think. Sad.

I credit the young people today. Not only in Hong Kong, but in many countries, young people are pushing to make sure their voices are heard. I haven't heard about young people being this active since the 60's. My generation wasn't that active. Then again I am apart of the lost generation. The generation that was largely affected by the collapse of 2007.

Come back Britain, all is forgiven

Not sure that the police statement of being "illegal, irrational and unreasonable" constitutes them "slamming" the protest....I guess they were less than happy.

You have to admire the protesters (in particular the young leaders) both for the staggering numbers they managed to get out onto the streets and their ability to keep that huge crowd in check.

13 police went to hospital...seven were stress related, three were nasal in nature, two were a bit serious and the last guy went there to pick up his glasses he thought he had lost.

If HK succeeds, I wonder if Tibet or Urighur regions will be next.

The despicable police, public authorities and unelected government of Hong Kong deserve zero respect from the freedom-loving protesters. Hit them hard, and dont give up! The police will eventually run away when they realize they cannot stop a 2 Million man army. Democracy and Independence for Hong Kong Citizens is coming IF they have the will to keep up this fight!

If HK succeeds, I wonder if Tibet or Urighur regions will be next.

Yes they will. They will be watching the HK Citizens online and learning the best way to defeat the police and Communist authorities. They know the world is on their side, in the fight for democracy and freedom.

What will HK eat if China stops exporting?

Better quality, safer and far more delicious foods from Japan, USA, Australia, EU, Canada...etc. The food they have to eat now is dangerous and often fake.

The article says the protestors are 'communicating through encrypted messaging apps', but I've also read that they are ditching their smart phones, online banking etc to avoid tracking and potential prosecutions in the future. Many are buying train tickets with cash and purging their social media conversations.

@weedkilla

Yeah, low tech is the way to go because the Chinese government has its hands in all of the tech companies. This justifies not trusting their 5G network technology or using Chinese brand phones.

Silvafan; totally agree. The people in Hong Kong will be very aware of China's oppressive social credit system as well. I think it's supposed to be fully up and running in mainland China by 2020. Not a good sign.

Same thing happened in Spain, a so-called democracy... Catalan wants independence but the government doesn't want to lose its most productive region so they ignored the result of the referendum and kept trying to stop demonstrations...