At least three arrested as clashes break out over extradition bill at ‘Lennon Wall’ near Hong Kong MTR station between protesters and supporters of Carrie Lam
- Flare-up starts between small group of campaigners and mostly middle-aged men at Yau Tong station
- Crowd swells to hundreds as war of words escalates and police make handful of arrests
Chaos broke out at a “Lennon Wall” on Wednesday night as government backers tried to remove sticky messages posted in support of the anti-extradition bill movement.
The row erupted by a wall plastered with colourful notes of protest near Yau Tong MTR station in Kwun Tong district, with at least three men arrested and one person being taken to hospital.
About 10 young campaigners were tidying up the Post-it notes at around 8pm near to exit A, when dozens of people, most of them middle-aged men, arrived to remove the display, while shouting verbal abuse at the young people.
“Go away, yellow ribbons! Take off your masks!” shouted one woman in her 40s, who referred to the colour often used by pro-democracy protesters.
Local resident Amy Tsang, who was at the scene, said youngsters were soon approached by around 50 older men who stopped them from posting any more messages.