At 2pm today, the weeklong boycott of classes by Hong Kong university students kicked off at CUHK. Couldn’t make it? Don’t worry. Here’s a round-up of tweets related to the #hkclassboycott, in chronological order:
3 things to do when you arrive CUHK. 1) Check-in on Facebook 2) Whatsapp your friends and ask them to come 3) Use Hashtag #hkclassboycott
— 學聯 HKFS (@HKFS1958) September 22, 2014
WSJ Live reports from Chinese University of Hong Kong as announced boycott of classes to protest Beijing starts pic.twitter.com/hAMRG7071R
— Ramy Inocencio (@RamyInocencio) September 22, 2014
Thousands of students from diff unis are filling the UniMall at CUHK to join the class boycott for democracy pic.twitter.com/bvEqpEx6Am
— Jeffie Lam (@jeffielam) September 22, 2014
Students start the strike to protest against Beijing's conservative framework for political reform in HK @OCLPHK pic.twitter.com/BQa2UcG3aG
— Lam Yik Fei (@LamYikFei) September 22, 2014
A sea of white at #CUHK #hkclassboycott #HKStudentStrike #22Sep pic.twitter.com/1LIKytboIH
— Jeffie Lam (@jeffielam) September 22, 2014
Alex Chow @CUHK : Democracy doesn't fall from the sky; Ask yourself how much are u willing to pay for democracy. #hk pic.twitter.com/WS42pUWOeP
— SCMP VideoMoJo (@SCMPVideoMoJo) September 22, 2014
Alex Chow getting interviewed after delivering student strike declaration pic.twitter.com/lHnt2lrOZg
— Occupy Central 和平佔中 (@OCLPHK) September 22, 2014
"I support students simply because I am a teacher." (HO Chi Kwan)
#hkclassboycott
— 學聯 HKFS (@HKFS1958) September 22, 2014
LOOK: Alex Wong #HongKong Student Federation head tells me 10,000 students at 1st day of pro-democracy class boycott. pic.twitter.com/0EfRlUpk5k
— Ramy Inocencio (@RamyInocencio) September 22, 2014
Law student Athena plans to promote in her high school and is obtaining the school's consent. pic.twitter.com/fAYutMCG2j
— Varsity CUHK (@varsitycuhk) September 22, 2014
Justice will prevail, students wrote #hkclassboycott pic.twitter.com/MkqDF0fW0L
— Jeffie Lam (@jeffielam) September 22, 2014
Alex Chow: 13,000 students from 25 tertiary institutions are an "unexpected and inspirational" figure #HK @CUHK pic.twitter.com/nXObQW0xxL
— SCMP VideoMoJo (@SCMPVideoMoJo) September 22, 2014
Thousands of students staying for public lecture after #hkclassboycott as the sunset begins. pic.twitter.com/JEovLG30zk
— Varsity CUHK (@varsitycuhk) September 22, 2014
A group of secondary school students stay for the open lecture at #CUHK main campus #HKclassboycott pic.twitter.com/LsNxvR6XEx
— Varsity CUHK (@varsitycuhk) September 22, 2014
Screening of a social movement documentary "Civil Disobedience" 公民不服從 at #CUHK main campus pic.twitter.com/MPnArUnurA
— Varsity CUHK (@varsitycuhk) September 22, 2014
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