The popular campaign against the extradition bill – now suspended by the Hong Kong government – attempts to draw global attention ahead of the 14th summit among G20 leaders, in Osaka (Japan) on June 28 and 29.
Approximately 1,500 people, divided into three groups, this morning delivered petitions to foreign consulates throughout the Territory; on the internet, fundraisers have contributed to financing advertisements in the international press.
The protesters presented the petition at the US consulate and the local European Union office in Central (the heart of the Territory), as well as the British consulate in Admiralty.
The activists then divided into three groups to deliver the document to 16 other consulates.
One of the groups will visit seven between Central and Admiralty, including those of Canada, Germany and Japan; the other two nine in Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, including those of Australia, Russia and Indonesia.
They do not intend to present the petition at the Beijing offices in the Territory.
Ventus Lau Wing-hong, one of the organizers of the initiative, announced through a loudspeaker speaker that all three groups did not receive any police objection: they have the go-ahead until five o’clock this afternoon.
After the demonstrations on June 9 and 16, many groups vowed to continue demonstrations and sit-ins, asking insistently for Lam to resign.
But Beijing renews its support for the head of the executive. China’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Zhang Jun, reiterated two days ago that China will ensure that public reaction and mass protests against the bill are not mentioned or discussed at the G20 summit.