Hong Kong students join global school strike calling for action against climate change

bout 1,000 Hong Kong students marched to the Central Government Offices on March 15 to urge the government to take action against climate change. The strike is part of the global movement called #FridaysForFuture. Started by Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist, the movement encourages young people to skip school and demand stronger government action to combat climate change.

[jai]

I like how the majority of the youngsters shown here are not HK natives or atleast from chinese descent

[yuxuanfan]

While Mainland Chinese students are planting trees...every Chinese student experienced it_(:з」∠)_Still remember my little tree planted when I was a primary school student

[randomworld]

Hk students? I seen bunch of white kids

[JamieCYW]

They probably drink starbucks everyday & don't bring their own bags to the grocery store.

"Young generations"

[linwong]

A protest I could get behind. We should all really get behind seeing as we all live on the same and only home we have.

[thinkabout]

KEEP FIGHTING AND THANK YOU 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[garyz]

In mainland China we plant trees instead of yelling it out loud, its just a waste time.

[Homeaccount_]

And the USA pulled out of the Paris accord . Ok...

[charmakhai]

I hope the HK government take a step forward than planting trees everywhere. HK already has enough trees but there's no wrong planting each year as many trees got destructed in natural weathers like that typhoon HATO. I hope the government can come up with a better idea!
Like myself, a Hong Kong citizen+ 13 yr old kid, if this protest get accepted by the government, then the long-term effect can get brighter than being worse over time

[bryanhiebert]

bruh all those rich middle class white kids

[heidiw]

Some HK locals talk mostly English and think that speaking Mandarin or Cantonese is not as "posh" or educated, which I don't really like... I get that they might wanna differentiate themselves from mainland Chinese or Cantonese due to the Chinese government and stuff, but they should never forget their roots and culture

[AmericanDayDream]

How many of these kids really believe they'll end up at the bottom of the sea instead of a college in 12 years?

[phamdewestriver]

So sad they protest it, but most of they can't give up a computer game, a plastic bag, a car to school, or just turn the light off when they leave, a toy not buy for trade of a tree planting... Such a pathetic world we are. Kids like this, I see not future for us human 😭

[charissakwok]

Renewable energy is hard to be produced in hong kong, the solar panels and wind turbines that are already set up in Lamma island now barely produce any electricity, and hydropower will also be hard as there is not enough water powering it

[kitb]

this is still better than indepenence protest at least this makes sense

[thegreatone]

Is this Hong Kong or some University in California? lol

[leoevans]

Why not just to plant more trees instead of doing such useless protest? I mean Mainland China is actually plant more tress in desert(NASA proves this), and the air quality has much improved!

[Brick-Life]

I like how they are fighting for climate change but i hate how they skip classes and are being rebels

[oOBlueBubbleOo]

Why are western people lead this demonstration?!

I thought it’s "Hong Kong"?