'This is the eleventh weekend of protest. There will likely be more to come.' dimagnay says she's witnessed a 'palpable sense of shame' in Hong Kong after violent clashes between protesters and riot police in the city's airport
So Saturday night was the first in weeks where the streets were free of tear gas.
The black flag - the tear gas warning - never came out. Just repeated demands to clear the streets and finally, a push down the main thoroughfare towards Tsim Sha Tsui. No doubt where their sympathies lie - firmly with the students who've been the vanguard of this protest movement.And rain did not stop them - Umbrella Protest 2.0, snaking through the tight paths of Central up to Government House. One especially poignant sign -"I used to tell my students that the police is someone they can trust.
The park was so full that there were people in the surrounding streets - we were told to try and move out so that more people could come in.
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