Lion Rock
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| Elevation | 495 |
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| Locations | Hong Kong |
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About Lion Rock
Lion Rock, or less formally Lion Rock Hill, is a mountain in Hong Kong. It is located between Kowloon Tong of Kowloon and Tai Wai of the New Territories, and is 495 metres high. The peak consists of granite covered sparsely by shrubs.
Hong Kong protests: President Xi warns of the body is shattered'
In Hong Kong , several peaceful rallies
rose in the clashes with The Police over the weekend China's President warns against dissent, namely, a division of China smashed at the end of the "body and ground the bones to powder".
Xi Jinping , the comments came during a state visit to Nepal on Sunday , the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said.
He didn't mention a particular region, but it was a reminder that, according to Hong Kong , where anti-Beijing protests have been ongoing for months.
the Peaceful demonstrations in Hong Kong rose again in the clashes on Sunday .
at Public transportation stops and shops, as pro-Beijing-have been damaged.
What to say to Xi Jinping ?"anyone who tries to split any region of China will perish, with your body shattered, and the bones ground to powder," a foreign Ministry statement on Sunday .
Xi Jinping has now his two-day visit to Nepal"Any external forces have wrapped up support to the splitting of China can only be seen as delusional by the Chinese people," he said.
Since the launch of the Hong Kong protest movement, the four months ago, China has become the fault of "external forces" for inciting the unrest, and accused the US and Britain of meddling in Chinese Affairs.
Why are his comments noteworthy?Xi Jinping has no immediate comment to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong , so this is a rare and strong warning.
Beijing has, so far, to believe said, that The Police of Hong Kong is capable of dealing with The Crisis . But the protesters fear that Beijing might send in troops to end the violence on The Streets .
This is widely considered to be an unlikely scenario, because of the serious consequences. Few observers believe that China would review the 1989 crackdown of pro-democracy activists in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, for examples, where hundreds believed to have died.
What is already in Hong Kong ?Hong Kong is part of China, but with a high degree of independence - it has its own legal and judicial system, and far more freedoms than the people on the mainland.
There was growing anti-Beijing sentiment for some time, but the latest wave of protests began in June. It was triggered by a proposal to, in a new law, which would mean that criminals could be suspected, sent to Mainland China before the court.
Many were afraid of this law could, at the end of Hong Kongers who criticize it will be used to track the of the government in Beijing. Critics said it would undermine Hong Kong 's judicial independence.
The government responded to the first massive protests, by saying The Bill would be withdrawn, but the protests had escalated.
The protesters want to be their "five demands" met, the full democracy for Hong Kong , and an investigation into what they say has been excessive use of force by The Police .
What is the latest on the protests?protests have taken place every weekend since June and happens in every district of the region, causing widespread disruption.
More Than 2,300 people have been arrested since the Civil Disobedience began.
On Sunday , several parts of the city saw rallies, and in the afternoon at least 27 stations in the Mtr Hong Kong metro were closed.
police said they had used "to disperse minimum force" to the protesters, but TV footage showed weekend Shopper caught up in the chaos. Some were screaming to be filmed, and apparently injured, as officers ran into a shopping center.
petrol bombs Mong Kok , police-station, and an officer was slashed in the neck, authorities say, were thrown. The South China Morning Post reported.
"Lady Liberty " statue was installed on Hong Kong 's Lion Rock overnight by several protesterson Sunday , a group of protesters pulled a three-Meter-high (9 ft) statue of a protester on the Lion Rock , a famous rock with a view on Hong Kong .
The Statue , The Statue of liberty, has become a symbol of the rallies and sporting a gas mask, goggles and helmet
it represents, from one of the injured protesters, who believe the protesters, was shot in The Eye by a police projectile.
The Group of several dozen, some wearing headlamps, climbed the 500m peak during a thunderstorm. The Statue held a black banner that read, "the Revolution of Our Time , Free Hong Kong . "
hong kong anti-government protests, xi jinping, hong kong extradition bill, china, hong kong
Source of news: bbc.com
