--- title: Hong Kong’s Subway System Was Once the City's Pride and Joy. Now It's a Target for Violent Protest | TIME description: Hong Kong's subway system has emerged as one of the most conspicuous targets of anti-government protesters. Petrol bombs have been hurled into stations and objects thrown on to the tracks. More than 138 out of 161 stations have been vandalized. canonical: https://time.com/video/WCDVNcEC/ og:title: Hong Kong’s Subway System Was Once the City's Pride and Joy. Now It's a Target for Violent Protest og:description: Hong Kong's subway system has emerged as one of the most conspicuous targets of anti-government protesters. Petrol bombs have been hurled into stations and objects thrown on to the tracks. More than 138 out of 161 stations have been vandalized. og:url: https://time.com/video/WCDVNcEC/ og:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/WCDVNcEC/poster.jpg?width=720 og:type: video.other twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hong Kong’s Subway System Was Once the City's Pride and Joy. Now It's a Target for Violent Protest twitter:description: Hong Kong's subway system has emerged as one of the most conspicuous targets of anti-government protesters. Petrol bombs have been hurled into stations and objects thrown on to the tracks. More than 138 out of 161 stations have been vandalized. twitter:image: https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/WCDVNcEC/poster.jpg?width=720 --- # Hong Kong’s Subway System Was Once the City's Pride and Joy. Now It's a Target for Violent Protest ## Video: Hong Kong’s Subway System Was Once the City's Pride and Joy. Now It's a Target for Violent Protest [Watch (HLS stream): Hong Kong’s Subway System Was Once the City's Pride and Joy. Now It's a Target for Violent Protest](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/WCDVNcEC.m3u8) (1:34)  _Published 2019-10-25. Hong Kong's subway system has emerged as one of the most conspicuous targets of anti-government protesters. Petrol bombs have been hurled into stations and objects thrown on to the tracks. More than 138 out of 161 stations have been vandalized._ --- Jul 28, 2023 2:01 AM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [](/video/P3akco9D/) 00:57 ### Hong Kong Protesters Trample Chinese Flag, Vandalize Subway Station [](/video/4TovgwQg/) 00:51 ### As Protests Rage, Hong Kong Police Storm Subway With Batons, Pepper Spray [](/video/02BHCLBb/) 02:28 ### Hong Kong Protests --- ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Hong Kong’s Subway System Was Once the City's Pride and Joy. Now It's a Target for Violent Protest","description":"Hong Kong's subway system has emerged as one of the most conspicuous targets of anti-government protesters. Petrol bombs have been hurled into stations and objects thrown on to the tracks. More than 138 out of 161 stations have been vandalized. ","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/WCDVNcEC/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2019-10-25T05:51:16.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/WCDVNcEC.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/WCDVNcEC/","duration":"PT1M34S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/WCDVNcEC/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```