Now in #HongKong: More than a dozen turn out to show solidarity with Chinese protesters, joining calls to mourn victims of #UrumqiFire and support the nationwide demonstration with blank paper & candlelight silently. There are both Hongkongers and mainland Chinese here. 
As the number of protesters grows, police cordon some of the areas and warn of possible violation of social distancing rule, meanwhile filming the participants.
Less than 1.5hr since the protest has begun, the authorities sent cleaners to remove all the flowers, candlelights and all kinds of sheets. Police order protesters and bystanders not to stop at the corner.
Discussion on whether or not to support the widespread anti-zero covid protests in mainland China and among overseas Chinese remains contentious in Hong Kong, partly because of the mutual hostility intensified by 2019 HK protests. But still, some HKers showed up in solidarity.
'Although the protests were triggered by #ZeroCovidPolicy but the root cause is authoritarian governance. We Hongkongers are facing the same, therefore I think it also matters to Hong Kong,' a woman told @dwnews.
For More: dw.com/en/rare-protes…
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