Posts tagged frontliner
Little Shrimp | Protester in Exile: I will Never Give Up

Shrimp is a 17-year-old secondary school student who used to be a frontline protester. At the beginning of this year, he was persecuted by the Police Force. In the face of white terror, Shrimp made the difficult decision to go into exile. Before he left, he wanted shared a few words with his fellow HongKongers.

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Cave Bliss | An Australian ally's witnessing of pain, fright and helplessness

Cave Bliss is an Australian in her 40s. Her husband is currently living and working in Hong Kong. Find out how they were swept up in a protest in their neighbourhood and how this experience galvanised their fight alongside HongKongers.

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Kelvin | Frontliner on why he is willing to sacrifice - “If I succumb to fear, Hong Kong will fall apart.”

We never push with the intent to harm or kill the police. We just want to push them back so that the PRNs won’t be afraid of taking to the streets. I hope those two million people can once again come forward, even if they only help with passing supplies at the back. I promise that us frontliners will always stand in front of PRNs, so that if anything goes wrong, we will be at the front shielding you and making sure all the PRNs have retreated safely before leaving.

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Ted | Evolution of a protestor: resistance as an ‘occupation’ - "We must turn our grief into action."

Regardless of my position as a PRE, part of a road-blocking team, or as a driver shuttling protestors around, I truly believe that each role has its own impact… You can never foresee how your actions today will spur the actions of other people in the future… We must turn our grief into action, so that we can bring about changes for Hong Kong, for our next generations, and for the sake of democracy and freedom.

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Ken Kong - Rally Cry Summer of 2019

In the end, the only “weapon” a protestor truly has is their voice. They have tried chanting slogans, using both gentle and aggressive languages to point out the faults of those standing in front of them, while simultaneously expressing their dissatisfaction. However, [the police force] is equipped with various weapons and protective equipment, while using all sorts of methods to oppress the protestors.

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