Hong Kong – Jonathan Frei https://jonathanfrei.com Based on a true story Sun, 19 Oct 2014 18:54:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://i0.wp.com/jonathanfrei.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/favicon-160x1601.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Hong Kong – Jonathan Frei https://jonathanfrei.com 32 32 76405128 Police Clash with protesters in Hong Kong https://jonathanfrei.com/2014/10/police-clash-with-protesters-in-hong-kong https://jonathanfrei.com/2014/10/police-clash-with-protesters-in-hong-kong#respond Wed, 15 Oct 2014 18:23:42 +0000 http://jonathanfrei.com/?p=3651

For weeks now, pro-democracy protest groups have occupied parts of central Hong Kong, calling for open elections and the resignation of Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. Local police have been urging the demonstrators to leave for days, and have recently stepped up efforts to dismantle barricades on several major roads – only to have many of them rebuilt hours later. Tensions boiled over last night, leading to a violent clash between police and protesters.

Alan Taylor at the Atlantic has a stunning collection of photos from the scene.

]]> https://jonathanfrei.com/2014/10/police-clash-with-protesters-in-hong-kong/feed 0 3651 Hong Kong protests from above https://jonathanfrei.com/2014/10/hong-kong-protests-from-above https://jonathanfrei.com/2014/10/hong-kong-protests-from-above#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2014 17:33:00 +0000 http://104.131.64.180/?p=23 The Guardian posted an impressive video, shot from a drone, showing the Hong Kong protests from above.

]]> https://jonathanfrei.com/2014/10/hong-kong-protests-from-above/feed 0 23 Ferry Disaster in Hong Kong https://jonathanfrei.com/2012/10/ferry-disaster-in-hong-kong https://jonathanfrei.com/2012/10/ferry-disaster-in-hong-kong#respond Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:29:24 +0000 http://104.131.64.180/?p=595 Ferry Disaster in Hong Kong

On Monday night, a passenger ferry and a smaller boat collided near Lamma Island, off the southwestern coast of Hong Kong, causing the smaller vessel to partially sink and killing 38 holiday revelers, including five children. The large passenger ferry, called the Sea Smooth, was a company boat taking more than 120 employees of Hongkong Electric Co. and their family members to Victoria Harbor to view fireworks celebrating the mid-autumn festival and China’s National Day. Hong Kong police have launched an investigation, arresting six crew members from both vessels today.

I used to ride these ferries when I lived in Hong Kong. It must have been quite a collision. There were always tons of flotation devices all over the boat.

]]> https://jonathanfrei.com/2012/10/ferry-disaster-in-hong-kong/feed 0 595