I was on my heels, my velvet jacket, my scarf and dangling earings...but I was like, what the hell, finally some actions to cover in a long time for me. So I grabbed my notebook, my recorder, my press card, pen and cash and hooped on to a taxi.
About 2o to 30 people were protesting against the government when it tries to demolish the old Star Ferry and it's clock tower with about 50 years history. Protestors demanded meetings with officials but officials said their actions were too little and too late.
(2nd last protestor pulled out from the construction site of star ferry,courtesy BBC's website)
Police vehicles were trying to jump ahead my taxi trying to get to the protest scene before I did, I was urging the driver to drive quicker in a hopelessly crammped up traffic in central.
when I got there, i was stunned by the scene. There were people standing on the rooftop chanting slogans and different protestors scattered around interviewing by the press.
I knew I was kinda late, I quickly did a run around the scene for some snap polls with the protestors and the lawmakers.
Not long after that at about 4pm, real actions happened.
An activist was arrested for criminal damage and was locked in a police vehicle. It was when the police trying to drive the vehicle away then 20 protestors formed a human chain by sitting in front of the vehicle attempting to block its way.
Several policemen told them to move away,and of course no on was listening.protestors were therefore forcefully removed by the cops.Some struggled and refused to leave. someone got injured in the process. emotions of protestors, boiled up by fatique and police's violence, were pushed to the top.
I was running along with the crowd and trying to witness all the action. In another word, I was running with heels in the rain following the police and protestors, at the same time, dodging tv cameras and photographers.
unfortunately, I was still hit by tv cameras for about three times at the back of my head. it wasn't pretty. those monsterous machines plus rude camermen in actions are something one should definite avoid.
but all that, didn't bother me at the slightest way.
all I could think about was to give my best reporting by witness the all actions with my own eyes.
My body was pumped with adrenaline for three hours non-stopped until all protestors were evacuated,when i was on my way back to work in a taxi with another singtao reporter, i then started to feel the pain at the back of my head and how my muscels were tearing apart.
it's one of my most exciting reporting experience so far and i'm looking for so much more to come in the future.
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