Hong Kong ‘Parents’ Lend Support Behind Scenes in Protests
This picture taken on Sept. 7, 2019 shows "Grandpa Wong" (C), 85, shielding protesters from the police by holding his walking stick up along with other "silver hair" volunteers in the Tung Chung district in Hong Kong. Despite his age, Wong is a regular sight at Hong Kong's street battles, hobbling towards police lines, placing himself in between riot officers and hardcore protesters, hoping to de-escalate what have now become near daily clashes. Vivek Prakash/AFP via Getty Images
HONG KONG—In Hong Kong’s ongoing protest movement, there is an oft-repeated idiom that translates to “We all have a part to play in this fight.”
While protesters who are frequently at the frontlines facing off with police are mostly teens and young adults, there is a broad contingent of middle-aged and older Hongkongers who support the youngsters on and off the streets.
Annie Wu
Author
Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
