11.1 Run for Hong Kong
AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE :
The 2019 Hong Kong protests are an ongoing series of demonstrations that started with an extradition bill, but have turned into a general pro-democracy movement. Although not explicitly attached, the 11.1 Run for Hong Kong, seen in this aerial video by pilot Edinz, was a race with hundreds of runners protesting the increasing demand by police that running events need to be approved or could be considered an illegal assembly. Read more about the run and the landmarks seen in this video in Edinz's description below.
- about 5 years ago
- 231 VŪZ
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- Report
On 1 November, hundred of passionate runners gathered to show they should have the freedom to run. This is in response the increasing demand from police that running events need to get their approval, or can be considered as illegal assembly. This run passed by many of the signifcant landmarks in Hong Kong. Starting from a park that memorizes Sun Yat-sen, "Father of the Nation" of modern China, it continues along the coast and passed by central pier, new government building and the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Center, one of the major construction icons that is built when Hong Kong was under British rule.