PHOTOS: The short-lived barricades inside the Lung Wo Road tunnel, before they were torn down

Late last night, protesters and the police had a tense stand-off after activists tried to occupy the tunnel on Lung Wo Road outside the chief executive’s office in Admiralty. The police managed to clear the short tunnel but found themselves completely outnumbered and surrounded at both exits. 

Finally, they retreated at around 10:45pm, with the crowd letting them through safely. The protesters applauded and gave the police the “thumbs up”, and erupted in cheers as they ran into the tunnel which they now successfully occupied. 

The crowd quickly got to work constructing brand-new barricades out of fences, construction barriers, and cement gutter covers from the tunnel. But by 3am, it was clear that their efforts were in vain. The police launched a fresh attack on the protesters, violently clearing the tunnel of people and barricades and even washing the the tunnel when they were done. Protesters were arrested, with reports of injuries and a brutal beating of one man by the police. 

The police were surrounded on both sides.

The police officers’ helmets were on and their shields were up.

The police retreated through the crowd as people applauded and gave them the “thumbs up” sign. 

The celebration lasted only a few minutes before people started plotting how to make sure the tunnel stayed occupied.

Police barricades were brought to both ends of the tunnel.

The students assembled the slabs carefully, handing out gloves and urging people to not overexert themselves.

The barricades were held together with zipties and cling wrap.

This young woman painstakingly wrote “Destroy my Admiralty and I’ll take your Lung Wo Road” into the dust on the walls of the tunnel.

The final result, with even more barricades outside the tunnel on either end further down the road.

The protesters have never missed an opportunity to inject art into their movement.

Photos: Laurel Chor/Coconuts Media

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