Things that could only happen in a Hong Kong protest

[muriel_volestrangler]

Doing your homework

Perhaps it isn't actually anarchic but it is definitely one of the biggest protests in Hong Kong for years. And yet students - some of whom were at the vanguard of this movement - find time to sit down and do their homework. Richard Frost for Bloomberg News tweeted this picture of children doing just that.



Apologising for the barricade you put up

An entrance to the Causeway Bay MTR station was barricaded and emblazoned with signs shouting out for democracy. In the middle was a small cardboard sign - also written by the protesters: "Sorry for the inconvenience."
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Deploying ancient arts of self defence with an umbrella
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Concern for how fragrant fellow protesters are
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Keeping off the well cut grass lawn when asked by a cardboard sign
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Being the tidiest protesters on the block

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-29423147

[Dorian Gray]

1. I love this

article.

Though, I was once a teacher in hong kong (not at a state run school, though. An international school), and my students would not have been so diligent as those studying while protesting.

I'm really proud of my former city, though. It's amazing to see them coming together like this.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Sounds like my old school

I graduated HS in Hong Kong in the 70's, and have been back many times since. What a place. Life can be very tough there, but it is, as you know, also quite beautiful in parts and always interesting; one of the great cities of the world with tropical green space never very far away. The expectation is things will get better, and they take the terms of the handover deal very seriously. I hope they will find a way to peacefully acquire the political rights they need to improve the lot of ordinary citizens and make land use more sensible and decent living conditions more available and affordable.

[Dorian Gray]

5. Beautifully stated

I only lived in HK for three years. (Happy Valley and Ap Lei Chau, both on HK Island.)

It is a beautiful city, and I have a million fond memories of my time there. (I left in July 1997, right after the handover.) I fear very much that China will send troops in.

[DetlefK]

3. Doonesbury said it in a nice way:

http://assets.amuniversal.com/9a0839f00bf10132970c005056a9545d