#LIVE: 13 pan-democratic lawmakers are also at the rally. Said Claudia Mo: "Civil servants should be loyal to the people. When the government cannot be loyal to the people, civil servants have to make a choice." http://sc.mp/2eo8 #hkprotests #hongkongprotests
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#LIVE: Two young civil servants from the Home Affairs Department come with their faces covered. The pair say the statement calling on them to uphold political neutrality was “ridiculous”. http://sc.mp/2eo8#hkprotests#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Despite the medical rally in Edinburgh Place coming to an end, and a sudden rain storm forcing people to find shelter, hundreds remain, and as the rain stops some return to the stage. http://sc.mp/2eo8#hkprotests#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Those attending the rally start a Lennon Wall outside Chater Garden, where messages of support for protesters are posted. http://sc.mp/2eo8#hkprotests#hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/Zwhmeea3Y9
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#LIVE: Organiser Ngan Mo-chau say they made the difficult decision to initiate the rally because "you can strip my identity as a civil servant, but you can't strip my identity as a Hongkonger". http://sc.mp/2eo8#hkprotests#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Organiser Ngan Mo-chau says they do not know how many people have come out to the rally, but is encouraged by the turnout. "It also echoed our rally theme which says civil servants should stand together with citizens." http://sc.mp/2eo8#hkprotests#hongkongprotestsShow this thread -
#LIVE: Leading public administration scholar John Burns, who is not at Chater Garden: “Our political leaders demonstrate again their incompetence. The government has squandered the community’s good will.” http://sc.mp/2eo8#hkprotests#hongkongprotestsShow this thread
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"Students from mainland China, I hope you can see that what's happening in Hong Kong is not because Hongkoners resent those related to China, or we want to challenge the central authority," it reads.
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"We are doing this because we stand fast on defending our basic human rights. We want to show this callous [Hong Kong] government we will not back down even though we do not have votes or power. This is our bottom line and we can't retreat any more."
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