Hong Kong protesters take the high ground as human chains form on The Peak and Lion Rock during Mid-Autumn Festival
- Peaceful gatherings across the city follow earlier singing flash mob in Chater Garden
- Riot police briefly deployed as protesters gather outside care home visited by city leader Carrie Lam
Thousands of anti-government demonstrators climbed Hong Kong’s iconic Lion Rock and Victoria Peak on Friday night, as alternative Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations were peacefully staged at various locations and the city braced for its 15th weekend of protests.
Demonstrators who had hiked to higher ground formed human chains and used torches and laser pens to create a spectacular sight, while others sang Glory to Hong Kong – the latest anthem of the protest movement – and chanted popular slogans outside the government headquarters in Admiralty.
“Liberate Hong Kong; Revolution of our times!” chanted hundreds on the grass field at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, many holding yellow lanterns up to the full moon.
Other residents marked the festival in the usual way, visiting the nearby lantern displays.
Demonstrators also gathered in Quarry Bay, Sham Shui Po, Hung Hom, Tsing Yi, Sha Tin, Yuen Long, Prince Edward and Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre, where some arrested protesters were being held.