Hongkongers turn their morning commutes into protest marches with Walk to Work event across districts
- Hundreds gather at different MTR stations around the city to march to work, chanting slogans along the way
Hundreds of residents across Hong Kong found a new way to rally against the government on Friday, ditching their regular early-morning commutes to join protest marches to work.
The first-ever Walk to Work event encouraged people to march together to their places of work from 8am, starting at eight MTR stations, including Causeway Bay, Tai Koo, Kowloon Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui.
About 50 office workers first gathered at Sogo in Causeway Bay at the appointed time, while others joined en route to Taikoo Place, about 4km away. Attendance at the 90-minute rally reached a peak of about 300 people.
“I think it’s quite creative to have a rally so early in the morning. It shows the government that it can’t easily silence us,” said a game developer surnamed Yung, who lives in Tuen Mun and works in Quarry Bay.
