Hong Kong Protests Media Activism Assignment for Amity University Haryana by Shailesh Jaiswal. No copyright infringement intended.

1. Media Activism:
Hong Kong
Protests
Journalism Assignment
By Shailesh Jaiswal
Dr. Rusha Mudgal

2. MARKETINGPLAN2020
One Country, Two Systems
Why are they protesting?
What are their demands?
Effects of the Protests
Applications used by the Protesters
Internet Suspended: Use Firechat
Achievements
Conclusion
References
Discussion
Points
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3. One Country, Two Systems
When Great Britain handed over one of its last Colonies, Hong Kong, the Brits and
China had an agreement regarding a country and two systems solution
"One country, two systems" is a constitutional principle describing the governance of
Hong Kong and Macau since they became regions of China in 1997 and 1999,
respectively.
Under the principle, each of the two regions could continue to have its own
governmental system, legal, economic and financial affairs, including trade relations
with foreign countries, all of which are independent from those of the Mainland.

4. Why are they Protesting? Unification.
The proposed amendments that sparked the protests would allow Hong Kong residents,
foreign residents, and visitors to be extradited to mainland China, where they would
not be guaranteed a fair trial and may be subject to torture and other human rights
abuses.

5. What are the Protesters Demands?
Full withdrawal of the extradition bill
A commission of inquiry into alleged police brutality
Retracting the classification of protesters as “rioters”
Amnesty for arrested protesters
Dual universal suffrage, meaning for both the Legislative Council
and the Chief Executive
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6. Effect of Protests

7. Hong Kong had slipped into recession as its economy had shrunk in the second and
third quarters of 2019
Desire to purchase properties also declined, as overall property transactions
declined by 24%
Tourism was also affected. The number of visitors travelling to Hong Kong declined
by 40% in August 2019 compared to August 2018
During the airport protests on 12 and 13 August 2019, the Airport Authority cancelled
numerous flights, which resulted in an estimated US$76 million loss
Various countries have since issued travel warnings to Hong Kong
Effect of Protests

8. Applications Used

9. Online Protests Campaigns: Through Hashtags
retweet, share, like
#Eye4HK #Shout4HK #Mask4HK l#birdfoldingchallenge
#PokemonforHK #freehkxmascard#StandWithHongKong l
#NoChinaExtradition l #antiELAB l #SOSHK l #反送中l
#FreeHongKong l #StandwithHK l #HKLastwords
#SaveHongKong il #HongKongProtest l #DemocracyNow l
#NoExtraditionToChina l #Shout4HK l #BoycottBlizzard

10. FireChat: an ideal protest tool, keeping people connected even when the government
shuts down the communications infrastructure.
The messaging app created by Open Garden can send and receive messages without
an internet connection.
It uses peer-to-peer Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct connections to link to other nearby
FireChat-enabled devices.
: Protest Tool

11. LIHKG
LIHKG is a multi-category forum website based
in Hong Kong. The website has gained popularity since
the launch in 2016, and is often referred to as the Hong
Kong version of Reddit.
The website is well known for being one of the main
platforms for discussing the strategies for the
leaderless anti-extradition bill protests in 2019.

12. HKmap.live is a web mapping service which
crowdsources and tracks the location of protesters
and police in Hong Kong.
HKmap.live

13. Achievements
100k+ signatories : Petition White House to nominate Hong Kong Protesters for
Nobel Peace Prize 2020
100k+ signatories : Petition White House to suspend crowd control equipment
exports to Hong Kong
100k+ signatories : Petition White House to pass the Hong Kong Human Rights
and Democracy Act
HKD 3m+ raised for Hong Kong Journalist Association Protection Fund
Protect Hong Kong Act of 2019 passed in the US House of Representative [H.R.
4270]
HKD1.8m+ raised 催淚之城The City of Tears Documentary of Hong Kong,
Summer of 2019 (Goal achieved < 16 hours)

14. Achievements

15. Summary
Hong Kong's protests started in June against plans to allow extradition to mainland
China.Critics feared this could undermine judicial independence and endanger
dissidents.
Until 1997, Hong Kong was ruled by Britain as a colony but then returned to China.
Under the "one country, two systems" arrangement, it has some autonomy, and its
people more rights.
The bill was withdrawn in September but demonstrations continue and now demand
full democracy and an inquiry into police actions.
Clashes between police and activists have become increasingly violent, with police
firing live bullets and protesters attacking officers and throwing petrol bombs

16. Overall, media activism has played a major role in mass dissemination of
information through various social media apps as well as online & print media ,
for the purpose of collecting funds, gathering masses for protests and its planning
Achieving the things which HK Protesters have achieved in such short span of time
would have been unfathomable without the use of effective media
HK Protests come under of the best protests in 21st century
The coming weeks are a critical period for the future of democracy, human rights,
and prosperity in Hong Kong. History has shown that authoritarian rulers act more
assertively when met with a permissive international environment.
The United States and other democracies must take strong, immediate action to
defend their own economic and security interests, to stand with the people of
Hong Kong as they defend their democratic rights and freedoms, and to
communicate the risks China faces should the situation deteriorate further.
Summary

17. Posters used outside Hong Kong to Spread
Information

18. Posters used outside Hong Kong to Spread
Information

19. Suggested Readings
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49317695
https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/cxsz4i/megathread_resources_for_an
tiextradition_protest/
https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/cv0ws4/how_can_you_help_hong_kon
g_protests_from_abroad/
https://lihkg.com/thread/1585367/page/1

20. References
GoGetFunding. (2015). Retrieved March 27, 2020, from GoGetFunding website:
https://gogetfunding.com/hkiad-crowdfunding/
Wikipedia Contributors. (2020, March 19). 2014 Hong Kong protests. Retrieved March 27, 2020, from
Wikipedia website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Hong_Kong_protests
Hong Kong protests: What are the “five demands”? What do protesters want? (2019, August 20).
Retrieved March 27, 2020, from Young Post | South China Morning Post website:
https://yp.scmp.com/hongkongprotests5demands
Hale, E. (2019, September 19). Hong Kong police show “alarming pattern” of violence in protests.
Retrieved March 27, 2020, from the Guardian website:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/19/hong-kong-protests-police-violence-anti-
government-human-rights-amnesty
r/HongKong - How can you help Hong Kong protests from abroad #StandwithHongKong. (2019).
Retrieved March 27, 2020, from reddit website:
https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/cv0ws4/how_can_you_help_hong_kong_protests_from_
abroad/

21. TODAY. (2020). Retrieved March 27, 2020, from TODAYonline website:
https://www.todayonline.com/world/hong-kong-protests-how-citys-reddit-forum-lihkg-has-become-
leading-platform-organisingr/HongKong - Megathread: Resources for Anti-extradition protest 2019.
(2019). Retrieved March 27, 2020, from reddit website:
https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/cxsz4i/megathread_resources_for_antiextradition_prot
est/
LIHKG. (2020). Retrieved March 27, 2020, from LIHKG 討論區website:
https://lihkg.com/thread/1585367/page/1

22. Questions? Clarifications?
Shailesh Jaiswal
shailesh.jaiswal@student.amity.edu
Thank
You!