SPECIAL REPORT: Hong Kong’s protests may be leaderless, but are well co-ordinated
Protesters take their cues from more than 100 groups on the instant messaging app Telegram, dozens of Instagram sites and online forums
17 August 2019 - 09:07
Hong Kong — Ah Lung spends his days working as a clerk for a Hong Kong shipping firm. At night, he dons a mask, black helmet and body armour, and heads out into the streets to face off against the city’s riot police.
The activist has been a constant presence at the often violent protests that have rocked Hong Kong this summer, rallying comrades, building barricades and rushing from district to district in a frantic game of cat-and-mouse with police...
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