Activists are considering whether to launch a city-wide strike against China's proposed national security laws. FMTNews
Protesters unfurl banners in a shopping mall during a protest in Hong Kong today.
That first rally, which drew an estimated more than one million protesters in a city of 7.5 million people, was spurred by proposed legislation to allow people to be extradited to mainland China, where the courts are controlled by the Communist Party. “We need to learn from mistakes, I wish all lawmakers can learn from mistakes – that Hong Kong cannot bear such chaos.”
Dozens of people gathered in several shopping malls across Hong Kong at lunchtime on Tuesday, chanting slogans such as “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times,” before dispersing peacefully after about an hour. Authorities have insisted the legislation will focus on small numbers of “troublemakers” who pose a threat to national security and would not curb freedoms or hurt investors. Lam cautioned against the activists’ plans to hold a strike referendum.Prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said the world had borne witness to “the deteriorating situation in Hong Kong, with Beijing tightening its grip over the city’s liberties.
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