HONG KONG: Hong Kong police have arrested an elderly democracy activist as she made a solo demonstration over China’s deadly Tiananmen crackdown in a vivid illustration of the zero protest tolerance now wielded by authorities in the financial hub. Alexandra Wong, 65, was detained on Sunday on suspicion of taking part in an unlawful assembly as she walked toward Beijing’s
Hong Kong police have arrested an elderly democracy advocate as she made a solo demonstration over China’s Tiananmen Square Massacre in a vivid illustration of the zero protest tolerance now wielded by authorities in the territory.
Alexandra Wong (王鳳瑤), 65, was detained on Sunday on suspicion of taking part in an unlawful assembly as she walked toward Beijing’s Liaison Office in Hong Kong.
Wong known locally as “Grandma Wong” was a regular fixture of the huge democracy protests that swept Hong Kong in 2019.
She could often be seen waving a Union Jack flag, a symbol of her dissatisfaction with Beijing’s