Hong Kong Starts New Year With More Protests

Jan.01 -- Hong Kong kicked off 2020 with renewed protests, vandalism and tear gas. Police and demonstrators fought running battles on New Year’s Day and into the night after tens of thousands of mostly peaceful protesters flooded the streets. Bloomberg’s Stephen Engle reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”

[zhong]

One of most honest reporter I've seen with Bloomberg Politics.

[francischan]

This reporter is good, straightforward and to the point.

[oscarhectic]

Nothing like the smell of tear gas to ring in the New year. 💥💥💥👀👀

[garthstewart]

Take a look at how Americans treat Iraqi protesters 🤷‍♀️

[asgaiyawaya]

" Cowards will die 1000 times before the end but the valiant only tastes death once." - Julius Ceasar Emperor of Rome

[NguyenLan-mlwz]

I support Hong Kongers for freedom and democracy.

[foccxy]

Bruh you can’t blame them. They’re literally getting shot by the police. With real bullets. If I was in their position I would do the same.

[usydw]

For hardcore rioters, hardcore law enforcement is the only answer！Support HK POLICE!

[lordmope]

Nothing but looking at fireworks go out as the many people holding sign just walking down the streets while I look out the windows,

A great way to start the year

[zhong]

Thx for mentioning the history of these lions!

[star.boy]

Idk where to go to learn how this all started, any suggestions, I’m curious

[黄本杰]

Hong Kong, China is a autocratic country. The protesters (thugs) in Hong Kong have been acting for six months without casualties. India is a democratic country. Just a few days, dozens of protesters died. I want to know how democracy is defined?

[albertng]

I love the smell of tear gas in the morning, it smells like victory!

[homeowner]

It's estimated that over 1M HKers of all ages joined the New Year's Day March! During the first two+ hours, the march was completely peaceful and orderly. There were even volunteers manning trash and recycling stations! Then there were at least two cases of vandalism committed by HK police posing as protesters! When other protesters challenged them, they fled into nearby police lines while yelling "same team" without being arrested. One of these imposters was filmed packing a pistol on his back by reporters! Among the 400 arrested, the vast majority were peaceful protesters who were just leaving the march after police abruptly ended it at 5:30 p.m. citing the staged vandalism & giving the 1M+ marchers only 30 min. to disperse or police would use force to "clear" the area! Police were also inside & outside subway stations waiting to arrest protesters leaving the area by subway! Obviously police were trying to create a pretext to end the march with the staged vandalism, and further to provoke clashes with protesters with the ridiculously short warning to clear, thereby creating even more excuses for their brutal and wanton crackdown! Sounds like deliberate entrapment of peaceful protesters as the HK govt couldn't bear to see 1 million plus HKers out on the streets defying its hard handed rule!

[jslone]

Somewhere Between 60k and 1M people. Haha

[damonjason]

Dude when this going to stop?? I never check for 3 week. Still going on??

[phamhuy]

HSBC Bank👎👎👎👎👎👎
I will tell all my friends take all money out from HSBC bank

[paladro]

all this because the beijing and winnie the pooh don't like criticism... how petty of the chinese gov't.

[sukicinda]

Stephen has it a bit shifted. Hong Kongers are materialism, we are not like people with traditional culture like old Chinese generations or Japanese pole let's say. People probably dont have much feelings for the lions, but many generations of HKers treated HSBC like BoA in the US. It's like the local bank you grow up with; thus, you can imagine the more anger people feel when they labeled it red.

[saidhey]

have these people never heard of rights? just give it to them? whats so hard about 5 demands