Large-Scale Protest on June 6, the Hong Kong Legislative Council Election Day

Protests Erupt Across Downtown Hong Kong Against Election Postponement
Over 90 Arrested on Site

[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Jo Young-shin] The protests in Hong Kong, which had temporarily subsided due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), have resumed.

The Hong Kong South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on the 6th that protests against the postponement of the Hong Kong Legislative Council election took place in various parts of the city, and at least 90 people were arrested by the police during the process. The 6th was the scheduled election day to select the next Legislative Council members of Hong Kong, but it was postponed by one year.

SCMP reported that the protests on this day were the strongest resistance since the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law (Hong Kong Security Law) last June.

Anonymous activists who planned the protest through the mobile messenger Telegram chatroom aimed for 50,000 people to take to the streets and raise their voices of resistance on this day.

The protesters gathered around Jordan Station in the Kowloon area, Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei, and other places, chanting slogans such as "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times," a representative slogan of the anti-government protesters. Under the Hong Kong Security Law, even shouting these slogans, which signify Hong Kong's independence, can result in severe punishment.

The police, who declared the protest illegal, deployed about 2,000 riot police across the city and attempted early suppression from the beginning of the protest.

The Hong Kong police fired tear gas to forcibly disperse the protesters, and about 90 people were arrested. It is known that many of those arrested included figures from Hong Kong's opposition and pro-democracy camps.

On the morning of the same day, the Hong Kong police arrested Tam Tak-chi (譚得志), a member of the Hong Kong opposition People Power party, on charges of illegal incitement.

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