When I took these pictures I thought there was a good chance that they would be irrelevant by now. After a temporary news blackout while I took a tour through Xinjiang (photos coming soon), I returned to Hong Kong yesterday to find that the city’s pro-democracy protests are still going on – just.

International attention may be ebbing and my facebook newsfeed may have resumed its usual programming (babies now outnumbering the umbrellas and yellow ribbons of a fortnight ago), but a number of the protest stalwarts remain. Having witnessed first-hand China’s ever-tightening domestic policy in Tibet and Xinjiang, I hope Hong Kong’s protesters find success, and find it peacefully.

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Police briefing © Jo James

Green means go © Jo James

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Post-its for the People! © Jo James

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CY Leung has a bad face day © Jo James

Damp news © Jo James

Empty carpark © Jo James

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Puppies and kittens for democracy © Jo James

Where would Hong Kong be without cable ties? © Jo James

PLA Trucks © Jo James

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Peace, freedom, democracy © Jo James

Free massage for tired legs from this kind man (a visitor from the mainland) © Jo James

Umbrella at work © Jo James

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Yellow ribbons flutter from Tamar’s gates © Jo James

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