--- description: Protestors in Maoming told reporters from a Hong Kong paper that their movement is "just like you [in] Hong Kong." title: Hong Kong Slogans Heard at Mainland Chinese Protest: Report image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [China](/tag/china/) ## China Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Hong Kong Democracy Slogans Heard at Mainland Chinese Protest: Report ## Video: Smoke Bombs and Tear Gas Break Pause in Violence Amid Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protests [Watch (HLS stream): Smoke Bombs and Tear Gas Break Pause in Violence Amid Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protests](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/b14VfuoR.m3u8) (1:03)  _Published 2019-12-01. Thousands of people took to Hong Kong’s streets Sunday in a new wave of pro-democracy protests, but police fired tear gas after some demonstrators hurled bricks and smoke bombs._ by [Hillary Leung / Hong Kong](/author/hillary-leung/) ## Hillary Leung / Hong Kong Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 2, 2019 7:54 AM CUT by [Hillary Leung / Hong Kong](/author/hillary-leung/) ## Hillary Leung / Hong Kong Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 2, 2019 7:54 AM CUT Slogans of Hong Kong’s democratic movement have been reportedly heard at protests in a Chinese city 60 miles to the west. According to Hong Kong-based _Apple Daily_—a vocal supporter of the democracy campaign in Hong Kong—[chants](https://tw.appledaily.com/new/realtime/20191130/1670769/ "undefined") of “Liberate Maoming! Revolution of our times!” were heard during several days of protest in Maoming. The chant is a take on the “Liberate Hong Kong” slogan commonly used during protests across the border, where anti-government demonstrations have raged since June. Protestors also reportedly told _Apple Daily_ reporters that their movement was “just like you \[in\] Hong Kong.” Both cities share a common Cantonese language. In confrontations that began last week, Maoming protesters pelted police with bricks and [set off fireworks](https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/cnnews/20191129/bkn-20191129174120057-1129%5F00952%5F001.html "undefined"), forcing authorities to [announce](https://hk.news.appledaily.com/china/realtime/article/20191202/60330584 "undefined") Sunday that they would not be building a crematorium on plot of unused land in the area. The long-running plan had infuriated residents, who had been promised an ecological park on the same site. Protests against town planning are common in China, releasing pent-up anger at corruption and local officialdom. But the climbdown by authorities in Maoming is unusual, as is the reported [decision](https://www.am730.com.hk/news/%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E/%E8%8C%82%E5%90%8D%E6%B0%91%E7%9C%BE%E5%A4%A7%E6%8A%97%E7%88%AD-%E5%AE%98%E6%96%B9%E6%89%BF%E8%AB%BE%E6%B0%B8%E4%B8%8D%E5%BB%BA%E7%81%AB%E8%91%AC%E5%A0%B4-198516 "undefined") to release some 200 protesters arrested in recent days. Mainland Chinese authorities have heavily censored news around the demonstration, with searches of relevant protest keywords drawing up blanks on social media platforms like Weibo and WeChat. But videos purportedly filmed in Maoming, showing scuffles between protestors and police, have been circulating on Twitter. Beijing is determined that calls for democracy in Hong Kong will not spread. 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