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The 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests (also known by other names) were a series of demonstrations against the Hong Kong government 's introduction of a bill to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in regard to extradition. It was the largest series of demonstrations in the history of Hong Kong.
Joshua Wong Chi-fung ( Chinese: 黃之鋒; Cantonese Yale: Wòhng Jīfūng; born 13 October 1996) [1] is a Hong Kong activist and politician. He served as secretary-general of the pro-democracy party Demosisto until it disbanded following the implementation of the Hong Kong national security law on 30 June 2020. Wong was previously convenor and ...
The period from March to June 2019 in the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests is considered the early stage of the movement. Until the first mass demonstrations in June, protests were focused on the withdrawal of the extradition bill. In June, protesters started to lay out five demands. The additional four demands concerned the reactions of the Hong ...
The founding cause of the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests was the proposed legislation of the 2019 Hong Kong extradition bill. However, other causes have been pointed out, such as demands for democratic reform, the Causeway Bay Books disappearances, or a general fear of losing a "high degree of autonomy". [1] The Hong Kong protests are unique in ...
May 15, 2024 at 11:13 PM. Tyrone Siu/Reuters/File. YouTube has blocked access to a popular protest song in Hong Kong, a week after a court in the city granted a government request to ban the ...
Hong Kong's appeal court has approved the formal banning of a protest song that was previously used as a rallying call by pro-democracy protesters. The lower court had last year rejected the ...
The month of June 2020 was the first anniversary of the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests. The decision taken by the National People's Congress on national security legislation and the alleviation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong led to a new series of protests and international responses. On 30 June, the Standing Committee of the National ...
May 8, 2024 at 8:00 AM. By Jessie Pang. HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong's Court of Appeal on Wednesday granted an application by the government to ban a protest anthem called "Glory to Hong Kong ...