The Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong is entering its third week with no end in sight.
As the impasse continues, here are some pictures I’d snapped over the last 10 days.
Large crowds in AdmiraltyProtesters staging a sit-in on Connaught DriveUmbrellas – Symbols of the protestsStand-off in front of the Chief Executive’s OfficeA man threatening to jump off a bridge unless the protest is called offThe ‘Lennon Wall’, which contains tens of thousands of Post-Its, notes, and drawings in support of the Hong Kong protests.Make-shift steps to cross the road dividersStudy area for protestersNeed a shower while protesting?Artwork depicting the protest siteModified signsProtesters have set up shrines – a customary way to honour the dead – for Chief Executive Leung Chun-yingThe main protest leaders meeting the pressThe ‘tent city’ in AdmiraltyThe “Umbrella Man”Acrobatic performances at midnight
And now, moving on to the protest site in Mongkok.
Andy Yung, 30, is guarding a line of makeshift barricades on Argyle Street in MongkokAn installation of multicolored umbrellas showing support for the protestsThe police watching over the protestsLife goes on outside the barricadesNews crews taking up positions on top of the MTR stationsThe Mongkok sit-inProtesters taking turns to speak in Mongkok
What a colossal waste of time, effort and money! This is what happens when opposition groups become emboldened. I hope Singapore society never degenerates to that state.
What a colossal waste of time, effort and money! This is what happens when opposition groups become emboldened. I hope Singapore society never degenerates to that state.