Hong Kong protesters scuffle with guards as they storm lifts at Link Reit headquarters
Pan-democrats and community activists demand meeting with Link Asset Management chief executive George Hongchoy
A scuffle broke out as more than 30 pan-democrat politicians and community activists protested on Thursday at Link Reit’s headquarters in Kwun Tong over the company’s broken promise to meet its tenants’ representatives for discussions.
About half an hour into the rally, which started at 10am, protesters attempted to enter the building’s lifts, clashing with AXA Tower security guards who tried to stop them.
Eight protesters, including Tsang Kin-shing of the League of Social Democrats, successfully accessed the lift and managed reach the real estate investment trust’s office on the 35th floor. The remaining protesters resumed their sit-in in the lobby while discussing their next move.
Rally participants included members of the Democratic Party, the Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood, the Labour Party, the League of Social Democrats and community activists from various neighbourhoods, such as Tin Shui Wai and Tseung Kwan O.