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The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong in early 2020 largely silenced the protests. Tensions mounted again in May 2020 after Beijing's decision to promulgate a national security bill for Hong Kong. By mid-2020, the Hong Kong government had declared the restoration of peace and stability with the imposition of the national security law.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Hong Kong on 23 January 2020. [2]
This is a timeline of events in April 2020 surrounding the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.The COVID-19 pandemic had caused a decline in the number and scale of the protests, although the Hong Kong government, police and protesters expected that with signs of the pandemic beginning to ease in Hong Kong, major protests of the kind the city had seen before the pandemic would again erupt in summer ...
v. t. e. During the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, the government of China under CCP general secretary Xi Jinping 's administration pursued a zero-COVID strategy to prevent the domestic spread of COVID-19 [1] until late 2022. [2] Aspects of the response have been controversial, with the zero-COVID approach being praised [3][4] and the ...
Counter-demonstrations. On 2 March dozens of citizens gathered at Chater Garden, Central, at 3:30 in the afternoon, and held a five-star flag and banner to protest at the US Consulate, accusing the US of interference in Hong Kong affairs after Jimmy Lai was arrested and charged.
The sophistication, novelty and diversity of tactics and methods used by protests in the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests have been noted by many scholars and news outlets around the world. They range from new principles of autonomy and decentralisation, incorporating different methods of demonstration, economic and social protest, and most ...
Anti-government protests in 2019, followed by Beijing’s swift imposition of a sweeping national security law in 2020 and three years of draconian COVID lockdowns prompted an exodus of tens of ...
e. Activists and artists taking part in the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests use artwork, painting, music, and other forms of artistic expression as a tactic to help spread awareness about the events that have happened in the city. Individuals who create protest art are commonly referred to as the "publicity group" (文宣組). [1]