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.

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Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
wan chai police headquarter protestwan chai police headquarter protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
lek yuen estate sha tin police protestlek yuen estate sha tin
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
tamar legco admiralty protesttamar legco admiralty protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
g t college mong kok protest policeg 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 nowmong kok protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
hsbc protest tear gashsbc protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
polyu polytechnic university protest siege bricks water cannonpolyu polytechnic university protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
polyu polytechnic university water cannonpolyu polytechnic university
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
mong kok nathan road protest tear gasmong kok nathan road protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
wan chai march protestwan chai march protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
central protest tear gascentral protest
Photo: Jimmy Lam/United Social Press & HKFP.
newspaper stall protestnewspaper 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.