Hong Kong protests: rare day of peace as protesters spend Saturday raising awareness of movement
- Event in Causeway Bay sees people post promotional materials on footbridge on Hennessy Road
- In Sha Tin group promotes ‘yellow’ businesses in the area
Hong Kong experienced a peaceful Saturday as protesters staged small promotional events in town for like-minded businesses and upcoming rallies.
In Admiralty, protesters initially planned to stick promotional materials and sticky notes to re-form a “Lennon Wall” near government headquarters from 2pm. A Lennon Wall is an area where messages of support for protesters are posted.
But with a heavy presence of riot police in the area, about two dozen protesters took trams to Causeway Bay later in the afternoon to decorate the blue footbridge at the junction of Hennessy Road and Percival Street with stickers and posters.
Some were written with slogans such as “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our times!”, while the others promoted the upcoming rallies this month.
Admiralty’s Lennon Wall, posted with collages of Post-it notes, was a landmark feature of the 2014 Occupy protests. It was located next to an outdoor staircase at the headquarters.