It was almost noon on Monday when hundreds of protesters outside Hong Kong's legislature voted to break in. Chan thought of three protesters who had died and of the Hong Kong leader's refusal to meet the activists. That morning, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam had clinked champagne glasses in a televised ceremony celebrating the anniversary, her first public appearance in two weeks. She called a Hong Kong legislator — whose name she wouldn't disclose — and got floor plans and a warning to leave lawmaker offices and the library untouched. They spray-painted Hong Kong's emblem black, smashed elevators, plucked cameras out of ceilings and scrawled slogans calling for free elections.

Source: ABC News July 04, 2019 11:03 UTC