Violence in one Hong Kong neighborhood on July 21, 2019, would rupture whatever hope existed for compromise between the authorities and pro-democarcy protesters
A demonstrator draws attention to a photo of Li Peng, China's former premier, during a protest in the Yuen Long area of Hong Kong on July 27, 2019.
Events in Yuen Long on the night of July 21 when residents were brutalized by marauding gangs would rupture whatever hope still existed that Hong Kong could reach some kind of political compromise. Reporting for a narrative history of the pro-democracy movement Ahead of July 21 — the seventh Sunday since the movement began — protesters, journalists, the police, and the city’s government had their focus again on central Hong Kong, where another mass demonstration had been called. That afternoon, around 430,000 people had joined.
As Ho entered, it became immediately apparent that something was wrong. Groups of men in white shirts, like the one she saw in the video beating So, rushed past her. They freely roamed the halls of the vast station, hitting people with bamboo sticks seemingly at random. About seven minutes later, most of the mob started moving to another part of the station. Ho tapped her subway pass, exited the paid area, and followed, filming as she walked. She was fixated on the phone, the world around her reduced to a tiny screen. A man in a peach-colored shirt, the buttons undone as if heading off on a beach holiday, appeared behind her. She swiveled to her left to capture him, smacking a bystander with a wooden rod.
It was rare for these groups to come together, as they often clashed over their share of illicit business.
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