A fire broke out in Jixiangyuan Community in Urumqi City in the evening on November 24. It is suspected that excessive closure prevented residents from escaping and rescuing, causing casualties. Officials said that 10 people were killed and 9 were injured. The event triggered people in many places across the country to mourn the dead, and it triggered a series of demonstrations, many places launched “blank paper revolutions” and held blank papers to pass silent protests. In Hong Kong, tonight (28th), in addition to dozens of people in Central showing their solidarity, more than 100 people gathered outside the Democracy Wall of the Chinese University in the evening, holding up white papers and slogans .
Some citizens placed flowers and candles at the spot, and some people chanted slogans in Mandarin, including “Don’t have nucleic acid, eat food”, “Don’t be a slave”, etc. Some people also sang “Do you Hear the People Singing?”, “March of the Volunteers” Wait.
Security officers at the scene were holding cameras to film the people present, and stepped forward to ask who was in charge. The participants started to leave around 7:00 pm, and there were no police officers present during the event.
