Dozens of pro-Beijing, pro-democracy and Falun Gong activists faced off outside the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Wednesday. Police officers separated the groups as China’s No. 3 politician Zhang Dejiang attended a banquet hosted by the government in his honour.
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A protester holds a placard reading “Against Hong Kong independence”. Photo: Dan Garrett.

See also: Hong Kong will ‘undoubtedly rot’ if ‘viable’ Basic Law abandoned, says China’s Zhang Dejiang.

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Photo: Dan Garrett.

See also: Police arrest Demosistō activists after attempt to block Zhang’s motorcade on final day of visit.

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“A warm welcome for chairman Zhang Dejiang’s visit”. Photo: Dan Garrett.
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“Welcome chairman Zhang Dejiang”, a Voice of Loving Hong Kong sign reads. Photo: Dan Garrett.
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Dan Garrett, PhD, is an author, photographer, political scientist, and visual sociologist studying China’s securitization of Hong Kong. His first book examined the Region’s vivacious protest culture and defence of the Hongkonger identity. A second investigating China’s post-Umbrella national security crackdown on protests/protesters and the militarisation of SAR protest policing is in process.