City-wide demonstrations erupted in 2019 over an ill-fated extradition bill in Hong Kong and developed into large-scale pro-democracy protests. HKFP commissioned United Social Press photojournalist Jimmy Lam to revisit protest sites where traces of clashes remain.

admiralty lennon wall tamar protest tributes
admiralty lennon wall tamar protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
wan chai police headquarter protest
wan chai police headquarter protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
lek yuen estate sha tin police protest
lek yuen estate sha tin
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
tamar legco admiralty protest
tamar legco admiralty protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
g t college mong kok protest police
g t college mong kok protest fa yuen street
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
mong kok protest lady liberty statue free hong kong revolution now
mong kok protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
hsbc protest tear gas
hsbc protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
polyu polytechnic university protest siege bricks water cannon
polyu polytechnic university protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
polyu polytechnic university water cannon
polyu polytechnic university
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
mong kok nathan road protest tear gas
mong kok nathan road protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
wan chai march protest
wan chai march protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
central protest tear gas
central protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
newspaper stall protest
newspaper stall protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
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Jimmy Lam is a “post-80s generation” freelance photographer. He began documenting protests on the front line in 2013, when he was shocked by the injustice of the HKTV controversy. Jimmy is the author of “Umbrella Citizen”, a 900-page photography book that chronicles the 79-day long Umbrella Movement.