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Helmet: to shield them- “Full Gear” “Black Bloc”
selves from police pro-
jectiles, including rubber A set of equipment worn by
bullets, sponge grenades,
beanbag rounds and protesters, including hel-
teargas cannisters.
mets, protective goggles,
Specialised goggles and 3M gas masks. While some
facemask: to protect
themselves from irrita- wear plastic wraps on their
tions caused by pepper arms and carry umbrellas,
sprays and teargas.
some use ironing boards or
kick boards to form make-
shiftshields.
VS 2014 Occupy Central Protesters in black wear masks,
Makeshift shields: sunglasses and baseball caps to
protesters use wood- Most demonstrators did not conceal their faces and identi-
en boards, kickboards wear masks and protective ties to avoid possible arrests and
and sometimes iron-
ing boards to form gears. They carried umbrel- prosecution. A black-clad group
shields. las to protect themselves also symbolizes protesters’ unity
from pepper spray. and solidarity.

“Yong Mou” 勇武 (n.) “Wo Lei Fei” 和理非 (n.)
(“The Valiant”) (“Peaceful, Rational, Non-
Protesters who adopt an violent”)
aggressive approach are
described as “Yong Mou”.
SLOGAN They clash with police of-

“Gwong fuk heung gong, si doi ficers, vandalise state-
owned properties and A peaceful rally on 26 June
gak ming” 光復香港，時代革命 shops that have alleged
“LIBERATE HONG KONG, affiliations with pro-gov- A strategy employed in the Um-
brella Movement five years ago.
ernment camp and paint
REVOLUTION OF OUR TIMES” political graffiti on public “Wo Lei Fei” protesters do not take
properties such as bridges part in violent clashes. They join
and roads. The “Yong Mou” peaceful tactics like rallies and
strategy is an escalation sit-in protests. The peaceful cam-
of action from the “Wo paigners play a supportive role
Lei Fei” tactic, which was and provide back-up support in
adopted in the Umbrella protests, such as sending materi-
Movement. als to “Yong Mou” protesters who
scuffle with police officers in the
frontline.

SLOGAN
Pro-independence activist Edward Leung “Ng Dai Sou Kau, Kyut Yat Bat Ho.” 五大訴求，缺一不可
Tin-kei, now serving a six-year jail term “FIVE DEMANDS, NOT ONE LESS”
over his role in the 2016 Mong Kok riot,
used the slogan as his election slogan that
year. While the Hong Kong government
interprets that as a “challenge national
sovereignty, threaten “one country, two
systems”, and destroy the city’s prosperity
and stability”, most Hongkongers under- • Complete withdrawal of the extradition bill
stand the slogan as a call for an escala- • An independent inquiry into alleged police brutality
tion of action to restore the “old Hong • Retraction of the classification of protesters as “rioters”
Kong” in which Hongkongers can enjoy • Amnesty for arrested protesters
democracy and freedom. • Implementation of dual universal suffrage