Hong Kong protests timeline


People’s Liberation Army (PLA) deployed to Shenzhen Sports Centre

PLA Hong Kong Garrison: 8,000-10,000 troops

CHINA
GUANGDONG
Shenzhen
Sheung Shui
Yuen Long station
NEW TERRITORIES
Hong Kong International Airport
LANTAU

Stonecutter Barracks
Naval base

Garrison Headquarters
HONG KONG ISLAND
KOWLOON
SOUTH CHINA SEA

HONG KONG Special Administrative Region

8km 5 miles


Beijing
CHINA
Hong Kong


Feb 2019: Proposed amendments to extradition bill would allow criminal suspects sent to mainland China for trial

Mar 31: Up to 12,000 take to streets of Hong Kong in protest

May 30: Hong Kong government announces concessions to bill

Jun 6: Some 3,000 lawyers protest against extradition bill

Jun 9: Million-plus protest march

Jun 15: Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, suspends extradition bill indefinitely

Jun 16: Two million protesters demand bill is withdrawn permanently

Jul 13: Thousands of protesters clash with police in border town of Sheung Shui

Jul 21: Masked men in white shirts, suspected to be triad gangsters, attack protesters and
commuters inside Yuen Long station

Aug 1: China’s military releases video showing armed troops carrying out riot-control drills

Aug 5: Citywide protests disrupt public transport and flights

Aug 12-13: Occupation of Hong Kong airport forces Cathay Pacific to cancel more than 270 flights

Aug 14: Flights resume after airport operator wins court order to stop protests


Sources: Asian Media Centre, Stratfor Picture: Getty Images 
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