Daylong demonstrations on Monday in Hong Kong drew tens of thousands of people and culminated in heavy damage to the building that houses the territory’s Legislative Council.
Protests that were mostly peaceful were first marred by morning clashes with the police, who used batons and pepper spray against protesters outside a ceremony commemorating the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese control.
Later, the demonstrations again turned destructive when a group of protesters stormed the legislature and worked for hours to move deeper into the building, even while tens of thousands of others marched peacefully outside.
One group of protesters used makeshift battering rams to destroy the legislature’s glass windows and doors as they made their way into the building.
The following photographs give a visual timeline of the day’s events, which began around 5:30 a.m., when protesters tried to disrupt a speech by the territory’s chief executive, Carrie Lam.
5.30 a.m.: The Police and demonstrators square off
7:30 a.m.: pepper spray and batons
7:55 a.m.: the marching wounded
8:05 a.m.: remains of the day
1.30 P.M.: The government celebrates
3:30 p.m.: Protesters attack The Legislative Council
4:06 p.m.: Riot Police Observe The demonstrations at a distance
4:39 p.m.: Elsewhere, a peaceful march
5:16 p.m.: Joshua Wong Addresses the crowd
5:27 p.m.: thousands take to the streets
8:22 P.M. PROTESTERS INSIDE Hong Kong’s legislative complex
9:07 P.M. steadily destroying the facade of the Legislative Council
9:17 P.M. PROTESTERS SPRAY-PAINTING GRAFFITI INSIDE THE BUILDING
9:29 P.M. A DAMAGED PORTRAIT ON THE GROUND
9:34 P.M. PROTESTERS OCCUPIED THE LEGISLATURE
9:56 P.M. PROTESTERS INSTALLED A PRE-HANDOVER HONG KONG FLAG
10:19 P.M. AT THE LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS
10:23 P.M. PROTESTERS DEFACED PORTRAIT OF LEADERS
Source : Nytimes
