IT WAS PROBABLY the largest political protest ever staged in Hong Kong. It may have been the biggest in China’s history. Organisers reckon that about 1.9m people joined the demonstration on June 16th. Even during the unrest in Tiananmen Square three decades ago, no single protest approached that scale.
Economist
They sang in English, “Do you hear the people sing?” and “Sing Hallelujah To The Lord”.
Organisers say two million people have turned out for a demonstration in Hong Kong, the latest large protest against a controversial extradition bill.
But what did the protests look like on the ground?
We collated images taken within a short time of each other that show the extent of the crowds in Hong Kong on Sunday.
(Do look at the photos to see the scale of the protests.)
Which version would our Protection against Online Falsehoods and Manipulation say is fake? Grandpa Xi heard the Hongkies sing or Not fear of the people singing but fear of US growling made Xi chicken-out?
But maybe both reflect different facets of a very complicated situation.
What do u think?
