Cops appeared near Parkes Street, possibly attempting to kettle the crowd which can now no longer go up Nathan
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Media scrum appeared around two men holding posters calling for the release of the 12 captured by China after trying to escape Hong Kong by speedboat
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Trying to stay one step ahead of the police, the crowd goes past a wonderful looking shop that I am definitely going to go to later
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
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                        oh if you ever get the chance it& #39;s a bit pricey but the Mido Cafe interior is straight from the fifties, do give it to go
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        lots of people still walking up Nathan Road, looking derisively at the cops, who seems to be at a loss of what to do because people are doing nothing except for just walking around
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Hey if you have a ton of money and don& #39;t know what to do with it, try these very expensive German hobby trains
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        after taking this pic, the man slightly to the right immediately started yelling in English about how Hong Kong police are rubbish and trash
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        this guy is just walking down the street holding a copy of today& #39;s Apple Daily, which reminds us that today was supposed to be election day
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Honkies screaming for the cops to go fuck themselves while standing patiently waiting for the light to change so they can cross is the 2020 I needed
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Maybe it& #39;s just my imagination, but I think more and more of these buildings are getting refurbished and restored to their original glory compared to when I first arrived in Hong Kong.
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        A very old man just shuffled past a group of cops muttering "the shame ... the shame ... don& #39;t you have kids, don& #39;t you have families?"
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        This brave madman is going right up to the cops and scolding them for participating in an authoritarian regime
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
                            
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        aaaaand a sergeant just pointed a canister of what I assume is pepper spray (it& #39;s the black one sorry) at me in this other old guy who are just standing on the street corner and told us to DISPERSE
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Something might be happening at the north end of Mongkok but they& #39;ve blocked civilians from proceeding any further up Sai Yeung Choi Street
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        One guy, ONE GUY was heckling this group of cops and the leader started losing his shit and raised the blue flag
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        I saw two youth who had been caught by the cops, so my first thought was "quick, find a reporter"
What kind of a fucked up world is it where your first thought upon seeing police is to look to a reporter for safety?
                    
                                    
                    What kind of a fucked up world is it where your first thought upon seeing police is to look to a reporter for safety?
                        
                        
                        I swear this van driver only has his siren on to annoy everybody
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Things might get interesting tonight, but my part is over for today.
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                
                 
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