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| Hong Kong protests: more than 180 arrested as security law comes in; UK opens pathway to citizenship | |
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| Police use water cannon and pepper spray as people take to the streets to protest new security law introduced by China | |
| The British prime minister, Boris Johnson, has said the new security law in Hong Kong is a clear breach of China’s obligations. | |
| He added that the UK would now create a new route for people in Hong Kong, with a British national overseas passport to come to the UK and have a path to citizenship. | |
| The British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has accused China of a “clear and serious violation” of a treaty forged with the UK by imposing national security legislation on Hong Kong. | |
| He said the UK would “honour” its commitment to citizens of the former British colony. The UK could extend the right for nearly 3 million Hong Kongers to come to the UK. | |
| Raab said on Wednesday Beijing had breached the joint declaration signed between the UK and China to protect freedoms in the territory by enacting the controversial legislation. | |
| Protesters have been rounded up by the police on Thomson road, Wan Chai, South China Morning Post has reported. | Protesters have been rounded up by the police on Thomson road, Wan Chai, South China Morning Post has reported. |
| Here is the Guardian’s latest video report on today’s protests: | Here is the Guardian’s latest video report on today’s protests: |
| A fifteen-year-old girl was among the three female protesters arrested under the new security law. The teenager was arrested for waving a Hong Kong independence flag on Lee Garden Road, Causeway Bay, according to a police statement. | A fifteen-year-old girl was among the three female protesters arrested under the new security law. The teenager was arrested for waving a Hong Kong independence flag on Lee Garden Road, Causeway Bay, according to a police statement. |
| Hong Kong police have confirmed that three women, arrested for showing independence slogans, are among seven people suspected of violating the new security law. | Hong Kong police have confirmed that three women, arrested for showing independence slogans, are among seven people suspected of violating the new security law. |
| In total, more than 180 people have been arrested on various charges. | In total, more than 180 people have been arrested on various charges. |
| Police again appear to deliberately target a reporter: | Police again appear to deliberately target a reporter: |
| Outside Times Square, protesters raise their hands and chant “One Nation, One Hong Kong”: | |
| The Hong Kong Journalist Association has released a statement condemning “police attacks on journalists” during the protests today. According to the association, several reporters were shot with water cannons laced with tear gas while interviewing protesters. Over the last year of protests, the police have increasingly targeted journalists as well as blocking them from shooting video or photos of arrests and police actions. Footage from scenes today showed journalists being shot with pepper spray and water cannons. One video shows what appeared to be a video journalist standing on a sidewalk shot at close range by a water cannon, knocking him to the ground. | The Hong Kong Journalist Association has released a statement condemning “police attacks on journalists” during the protests today. According to the association, several reporters were shot with water cannons laced with tear gas while interviewing protesters. Over the last year of protests, the police have increasingly targeted journalists as well as blocking them from shooting video or photos of arrests and police actions. Footage from scenes today showed journalists being shot with pepper spray and water cannons. One video shows what appeared to be a video journalist standing on a sidewalk shot at close range by a water cannon, knocking him to the ground. |
| “The association strongly condemns the police for attacking journalists.. and calls the police to immediately stop all obstruction, interference or violence against journalists,” it said in a statement on Facebook. | “The association strongly condemns the police for attacking journalists.. and calls the police to immediately stop all obstruction, interference or violence against journalists,” it said in a statement on Facebook. |
| Lily Kuo, the Guardian’s Beijing bureau chief, has analysed the most concerning parts of the new security law: | Lily Kuo, the Guardian’s Beijing bureau chief, has analysed the most concerning parts of the new security law: |
| You can read the full story here. | You can read the full story here. |
| Footage shows someone who appears to be a filmmaker fall to the ground as they are shot by a water cannon at a close distance. | Footage shows someone who appears to be a filmmaker fall to the ground as they are shot by a water cannon at a close distance. |
| In Tin Hau, the window of a Starbucks, run by a franchise company seen as pro-China, has been smashed. | In Tin Hau, the window of a Starbucks, run by a franchise company seen as pro-China, has been smashed. |
| Climate activist Greta Thunberg is the latest public figure to express support for protesters. | Climate activist Greta Thunberg is the latest public figure to express support for protesters. |
| Police have confirmed they are making more arrests, and issue another warning to protesters. | Police have confirmed they are making more arrests, and issue another warning to protesters. |