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    Stephen McDonell‏Verified account @StephenMcDonell Sep 9
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    Just took a taxi to the airport. The driver wouldn’t let me pay because he said he was so grateful to the international media. At the terminal he shook my hand and said: “Please tell the World that #HongKong people will never give up! We will keep fighting for our freedom!”.

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      2. Stephen McDonell‏Verified account @StephenMcDonell Sep 9
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        This is of course especially significant given the damage to this person’s livelihood caused by #HongKong’s political crisis. Now of course I have met people complaining about the harm to their businesses but it’s surprising how many small business people support the protestors.

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      3. Stephen McDonell‏Verified account @StephenMcDonell Sep 9
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        A lot of empty seats on this Dragon flight out of #HongKong. Certain parts of the city’s economy taking quite a hit from the crisis. Actually a great time for a holiday to Hongkers. Cheap flights and hotel deals galore. ;-)pic.twitter.com/gemXY90k5o

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      4. Stephen McDonell‏Verified account @StephenMcDonell Sep 9
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        See ya soon #HongKong...pic.twitter.com/qoZkYkSScp

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      2. Stephen McDonell‏Verified account @StephenMcDonell Sep 9
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        Given what’s been said - after I posted above in #HongKong today - plenty of people are making comparisons to Beijing June 1989. You should know that Greyson Edwards, journalist based at the embassy of #Australia in #China smuggled lots of video tapes out.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SeDfSj3x4no …

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        Autocorrect typo above. The journalist based at the Embassy of #Australia in Beijing who smuggled out the Tiananmen Square video tapes was Gregson Edwards. #China Watch the story here: https://www.abc.net.au/foreign/tiananmen-australias-witnesses/5498258 ….

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      2. JH  😷‏ @yujingwan Sep 9
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        Replying to @StephenMcDonell

        Yeah, reminded me of that great Korean movie, too. Good luck to both of you.

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        Yeh that’s a great movie. Highly recommendedpic.twitter.com/NGmtwW3NV8

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      2. Kay‏ @KayKs616 Sep 9
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        hope next time when you come to Hong Kong, you can see a real democracy city, we must win this revolution!

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      3. Stephen McDonell‏Verified account @StephenMcDonell Sep 10
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        Well umm, considering I’ll only be away for around a week, might have to get a move on. ;-)

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      1. Cat - living in a ridiculous police state  😡‏ @Cat612721831 Sep 9
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        I also need to say thank you to you and all professional journalists who safeguard the freedom of press and truth! Thanks a lot!

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