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Hong Kong's Lennon Walls: Colorful Post-Its Back Extradition Bill Protests
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Jul 12, 20191:11Now Playing"Lennon Walls" are popping up across Hong Kong neighborhoods as people send their support to the China extradition bill protests that have been going on for weeks.
Tens of thousands of people have written their words on Post-it notes
It’s inspired by the John Lennon Wall in Prague, which was created in 1980 after the musician was killed.
The colorful collages were also a key feature in the 2014 Umbrella Movement. At the time, protesters stuck their Post-it note messages on a wall next to Hong Kong's Legislative Council building in the Admiralty district.
As China seeks to assert greater control over Hong Kong, the city’s 7.5 million people regularly display a penchant for protest.
Bowing to the demonstrators, Chief Executive Carrie Lam came close to admitting defeat by calling the controversial legislation “dead.” But, her refusal to formally withdraw the legislation has provided a new rallying point for the movement. The bill has also helped unify the city’s once-fractured opposition.
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