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HK will likely ignite again on June 12 when the extradition bill is scheduled for second reading. Calls for actions have are now circulating in Telegram groups. Not heeding the popular will is going to have dire long term consequences for the HK government. 
More calls for protest on June 12
Intersting poster, @jwassers. Goes to what you said the other week about protest as a form of learning and not an attempt to escape education.
Well, let's just hope everyone stay safe...
The HK govt response to the protest yesterday did not go down well.
More posters circulating online
That's an interesting place to find "不忘初心". I wonder is the creator realise the irony.
Incoming Memes
Using cars to blockade HK roads, Molotov cocktails, tactical operations...
Tomorrow is unlikely to be as peaceful as yesterday.
Tomorrow is unlikely to be as peaceful as yesterday.
That's innovative, but chilling...
Some creative art coming out in the last hour or so.
The Telegram coordination group for protest has doubled from last night to now over 17k people. This doesn't look like like a de-escalating situation to me.
Another batch of posters
With friends like these...
More protest posters
There is an ugly nativist side to the protest too. Identity is such a powerful force.
Police is stopping and searching at metro stops in an attempt to stop #HongKong #antiELABhk protesters from gathering.
Resentment towards police running high at this point.
While this does put obstacles in protest gathering momentum, it risks inflaming the situation further.
Jordan MRT, looks tense
Police withdrew from Admiralty MRT. Good decision to de-escalate.
Police starting to stop cars for checking
#HongKong #NoExtraditionToChina protesters and police.
Admiralty Centre
She's here as always
Singing. Note many have white flowers. Not everyone is out for a fight.
Seem calm atm
Near Admiralty Centre police searching groups of young people.
Police on standby.
Calm now, but all it takes is one spark for people to get hurt.
They certainly look ready for action.
Okay... Police has more than riot gear, they have rifles too.
Sir, that's alot of pepper spray.
More young people getting rounded up and searched.
Must be shit to be a riot police in this rain. These people are only doing their jobs under tough conditions, so let's be kind.
Crowd getting bigger despite rain.
Respect grandma!
Police on standby at Legislative Council. Its going to be a long night for them, I think.
For those wanting to keep an eye on the situation here is a stream with English commentary: twitch.tv/ronald_fung
I'm off to bed.
I'm off to bed.
After a peaceful night, we are about to find out whether bug crowds will turn out to challenge the authorities.
Grandma spotted again
Leaked police tactics says the police will defend Legco gate as the focus of their effort.
Police reinforcements arw constantly arriving as crowd swell.
For live streaming by @HongKongHermit: pscp.tv/w/b9A2tjF6WUVi…
Sit in at MTR
People walking on the roads!
Certainly the police is well geared.
This changed things fair bit.
Tense situation in #HongKong atm
Ultimatum now for 3pm now.
Continued tense standoff. #HongKong #AntiELABHK
Banner on the Barriers say: students are innocent, listen to your [police's] conscience.
Suspect undercover police person getting brutalised. #HongKongProtest #AntiELABHK
Suspected shot
Beanbag rounds fired into the crowd
Live coverage here:
Police baton charge and bash an unarmed young man. #hongkong #AntiELABhk
Unverified, but possibly live rounds in that weapon. Could someone more knowledgeable have a look pls.
#HongKong #AntiELABhk
#HongKong #AntiELABhk
PLA soldiers in their complex masks ready.
#HongKong #AntiELABhk
According to people in China, PLA is on alert near Shenzhen. I can't verify this however.
#HongKong #AntiELABhk
According to people in China, PLA is on alert near Shenzhen. I can't verify this however.
Unverified info coming out of HK police: more force will be used if necessary to clear protesters.
#HongKong
#AntiELABhk
#HongKong
#AntiELABhk
Statement from the Civil Human Rights Front on police brutality towards #HongKong #AntiELABhk protesters.
@Twitter seem to have deemed this sensitive material, including the letter of appeal from the Civil Human Rights Front against police brutality. #HongKong #AntiELABhk
Could @Twitter explain this?
Could @Twitter explain this?
There are indications that police is preparing to clear the protesters with more violence at 8pm HK time, in around 25mins. Apparently hospitals have been put on alert (designated disaster level).
Protest organising Telegram groups all appear to be encountering issues. Messages coming though very slowly. Who is tempering with Telegram?
Appeal by the Civil Human Rights Front in German. Could German speakers pass it on. #HongKong #AntiELABhk
A number of groups are advocating abandoning the streets due to the likelihood of further violence. Sentiments are divided. In fact, people are talking about plans for escalation, including taking down the city's transport network in more coordinated way. #HongKong #AntiELABhk
Apparently, one admin of the main telegram group that's coordinating #HongKong #AntiELABhk has been arrested by police. Group lost a few thousand members in the last few hours.
Plenty of people still out #HongKong #AntiELABhk.
