With non-violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong now reaching the one-week mark, and with no end in sight, support for the people of the tiny, densely populated stretch of land is spreading across the globe, and Australia is right amongst it.
Hong Kong House in downtown Sydney – the Australian office for Hong Kong’s economic and trade departments – is the scene of a show of solidarity for citizens in Hong Kong, with scores of Post-It Notes containing messages of support affixed to the building’s outer walls.
The notes come from both Chinese and Hong Kong ex-pats, as well as Australian well wishers who support the fight for a free Hong Kong. “Democracy is not only about Hong Kong, it’s about a hope for the future,” reads one of the more poignant messages. Other messages have come from Norway, Taiwan, Vietnam and Italy.
The show of solidarity mimics one of the non-violent methods of civil disobedience utilised by the people of Hong Kong, who have blanketed the walls of Government buildings with Post-Its, all containing messages of hope, protest, and pro-democracy sentiments.
Thousands upon thousands of Hong Kong people are peacefully protesting in downtown Hong Kong, fighting the Chinese Government for the right to freely nominate and elect the provinces’ leader. Thanks to protesters using umbrellas to protect themselves from tear gas lobbed by police, the movement is now known as the Umbrella Revolution.
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