Protestors in Hong Kong early on Wednesday morning, October 1, 2014.
HONG KONG — Hong Kong Central and Admiralty were packed with tens of thousands of people late Tuesday night through early Wednesday morning, as Mashable took a midnight walk through the protest areas.
The crowd was relaxed.
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The crowd was relaxed.
See also: Hong Kong Protests: What You Need to Know About the Umbrella Revolution
Masses of protestors’ sleeping bodies sprawled across some of the busiest roads in Hong Kong, which remain closed to traffic. Others huddled in groups under umbrellas, with white napkins slapped to their foreheads in an hopeless attempt to stay cool from the thick humidity.
Occasionally, the crowd would erupt into applause as supplies were run through the hoards of people or an ambulance drove through the crowd to the hospital.
Games of cards were played by the young adults, who wore shirts emblazoned with English words such as “Past to Future," as they quietly sat through the night.
Jaden Ling, a 23-year-old student, was in charge of providing activists with biscuits, water and cold towels in Admiralty to those who needed it.
Games of cards were played by the young adults, who wore shirts emblazoned with English words such as “Past to Future," as they quietly sat through the night.
Jaden Ling, a 23-year-old student, was in charge of providing activists with biscuits, water and cold towels in Admiralty to those who needed it.
“I will stay here overnight, helping supply the thousands around me … to help in the fight for democracy,” he told Mashable.
Kelvin So, 53, who has a son at university, had come down to show his support for the protest after seeing what he called the heavy handling of police on YouTube, who he watched pull down umbrellas to spray tear gas in young students faces.
“They are just young students being so calm, peaceful,” he said.
The peaceful protest was still causing chaos to the city’s transport and road systems as the rain fell on the fourth official morning. Umbrellas came out in force, with many sharing them with those without, as many protesters fled the downpour and took shelter on the sides of roads.As the city streets began to empty at 3 a.m., some dedicated protesters remained sheltered by a canopy of umbrellas. One young student, Cherie, 23, said she would stay “forever.”
“They are just young students being so calm, peaceful,” he said.
The peaceful protest was still causing chaos to the city’s transport and road systems as the rain fell on the fourth official morning. Umbrellas came out in force, with many sharing them with those without, as many protesters fled the downpour and took shelter on the sides of roads.As the city streets began to empty at 3 a.m., some dedicated protesters remained sheltered by a canopy of umbrellas. One young student, Cherie, 23, said she would stay “forever.”
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