Editing Lennon Wall (section)

==Lennon Walls in Hong Kong==
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During the [[2014 Hong Kong protests|2014 democracy protests]] in Hong Kong, a [[Lennon Wall (Hong Kong)|similar Lennon Wall]] appeared along the staircase outside of the [[Central Government Complex (Hong Kong)|Hong Kong Central Government Offices]]. Inspired by the original in Prague, many thousands of people posted colourful [[post-it]] notes expressing democratic wishes for Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lau |first1=Joyce |title=Art Spawned by Hong Kong Protest; Now to Make It Live On |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/15/world/asia/rescuing-protest-artwork-from-hong-kongs-streets.html |website=The New York Times |date=14 November 2014 |access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref> The wall was one of the major [[Art of the Umbrella Movement|arts of the Umbrella Movement]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Violet|last=Law|title=Hong Kong protesters seek to archive their art, words for posterity |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-hong-kong-archive-20141214-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |date=14 December 2014 |access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref> Throughout several months of occupation and protest, many efforts were made by different groups to ensure [[Art of the Umbrella Movement#Preservation|physical and digital preservation]] of the [[Lennon Wall (Hong Kong)|Hong Kong Lennon Wall]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Becky|last=Sun|title=Umbrella Movement Visual Archive and Research Collective |url=https://medium.com/jmsc-reports-occupy-central/umbrella-movement-visual-archive-and-research-collective-1a5fb5e5157b |website=Medium |access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Umbrella Archives: Hong Kong artist collective fights to preserve protest art |url=http://artradarjournal.com/2014/10/24/the-umbrella-archives-hong-kong-artist-collective-fights-to-preserve-protest-art/ |website=Art Radar |access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UMAP Digital Archives |url=https://umbrellaartpreserv.wixsite.com/umap |website=Umbrella Movement Art Preservation |access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref>

Five years later, during the [[2019–20 Hong Kong protests]], the same wall was created again, with new post-it notes. Within days, dozens of post-it note Lennon Walls had "blossomed everywhere" (遍地開花)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yu |first1=Verna |title='Don't mess with us': the spirit of rebellion spreads in Hong Kong |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/13/dont-mess-with-us-the-spirit-of-rebellion-spreads-in-hong-kong |website=The Guardian |date=13 July 2019 |access-date=14 July 2019}}</ref> throughout Hong Kong, including on [[Hong Kong Island]] itself, [[Kowloon]], the [[New Territories]], and on the many outlying islands.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Kris|last1=Cheng|first2=Holmes|last2=Chan|title=In Pictures: 'Lennon Wall' message boards appear across Hong Kong districts in support of anti-extradition bill protesters |url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/07/09/pictures-lennon-wall-message-boards-appear-across-hong-kong-districts-support-anti-extradition-law-protesters/ |website=Hong Kong Free Press|date=9 July 2019 |access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lennon Walls of Hong Kong: Lennon Walls started to spread all over Hong Kong during the 2019 Anti-ELAB Movement |url=https://twitter.com/i/moments/1148560104800817152 |website=Twitter |access-date=10 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710064139/https://twitter.com/i/moments/1148560104800817152 |archive-date=10 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2020}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lam |first1=Jeffie |last2=Lok-kei |first2=Sum |last3=Kang-chung |first3=Ng |last4=Cheung |first4=Tony |last5=Leung |first5=Christy |title="Lennon Walls" spring up across Hong Kong as more than 200 police in Tai Po remove messages featuring officers' personal information |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3017943/police-riot-gear-descend-lennon-wall-protest-board-tai-po |website=South China Morning Post |date=10 July 2019 |access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref> There are even some Lennon Walls located inside government offices, including [[RTHK]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1470400-20190725.htm|title=Civil servants join the fray as crisis escalates|website=[[RTHK]]|date=25 July 2019|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref> and the [[Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office]].<ref name="gov lennon walls">{{cite web|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/07/25/pictures-100s-hong-kong-civil-servants-criticise-govt-handling-protests-yuen-long-mob-attacks/|title=In Pictures: 100s of Hong Kong civil servants criticise gov't handling of protests and Yuen Long mob attacks|first=Kris |last=Cheng|work=Hong Kong Free Press|date=25 July 2019|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref> According to a crowd-sourced map of Hong Kong, there are over 150 Lennon Walls throughout the region.<ref>{{cite web |title=HK Lennon Wall Map (香港連儂牆地圖) |url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1uGqynlkWVRvvtVr-e1-7vOUbpqFvcDvP |website=Google Maps|access-date=13 July 2019}}</ref>

On 21 September 2019, police in Hong Kong began tearing down Lennon Walls across the city to remove anti-government statements.<ref name="police remove HK lennon walls">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/21/pro-china-supporters-tear-down-hong-kongs-lennon-walls|title=Hong Kong riot police fire teargas at protesters as unrest continues|first=Verna|last=Yu|newspaper=The Guardian|date=21 September 2019|access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref>

Lennon Walls have also appeared outside of Hong Kong in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Seoul, Tokyo, Berlin, London, Sydney, Manchester, Melbourne, Taipei, and Auckland.<ref>{{cite web |title=A world away from Hong Kong, a "Lennon Wall" supporting pro-democracy demonstrators springs up in Toronto |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/a-world-away-from-hong-kong-a-lennon-wall-supporting-pro-democracy-demonstrators-springs-up-in-toronto/ar-AAEe1yQ |publisher=MSN |access-date=13 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Cherise|last=Seucharan|title='Lennon wall' on Vancouver steam clock a symbol of support for Hong Kong protesters |url=https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2019/07/13/lennon-wall-on-vancouver-steam-clock-a-symbol-of-support-for-hong-kong-protesters.html |website=The Star |date=13 July 2019 |access-date=14 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=zh:Tokyo Shibuya Lennon Wall (東京渋谷現「連儂牆」紙牌、人身代牆避免打擾日本人) |url=https://thestandnews.com/politics/東京渋谷現-連儂牆-紙牌-人身代牆避免打擾日本人/|url-status=dead|website=The Stand News|access-date=14 July 2019|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814212459/http://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E6%B8%8B%E8%B0%B7%E7%8F%BE-%E9%80%A3%E5%84%82%E7%89%86-%E7%B4%99%E7%89%8C-%E4%BA%BA%E8%BA%AB%E4%BB%A3%E7%89%86%E9%81%BF%E5%85%8D%E6%89%93%E6%93%BE%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E4%BA%BA/|archive-date=14 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stand with Hong Kong in Berlin |url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_cf5t1WwAAcNX0.jpg|url-status=dead|website=Twitter CDN |access-date=15 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715053618/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_cf5t1WwAAcNX0.jpg |archive-date=15 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="thestandard_com_hk" /><ref>{{cite news|first=Lincoln|last=Tan|title=Hong Kong dispute over China's extradition bill gets physical on University of Auckland campus |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12254118 |access-date=30 July 2019 |website=The New Zealand Herald |date=30 July 2019}}</ref>

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|File:2014 Hong Kong protests October 21 - Lennon Wall.JPG
 |alt1=The Lennon Wall at Central Government Offices, 21 October 2014.
 |Hong Kong [[Umbrella Movement]] protests: The Lennon Wall at Central Government Offices, 21 October 2014.
|File:Lennon Wall in CGO 201906.jpg
 |alt2=The Lennon Wall returns amidst the anti-extradition bill protests
 |The Lennon Wall returns amidst the [[2019–20 Hong Kong protests|anti-extradition bill protests]], June 2019.
|File:Hongkong-John Lennon wall.jpg
 |A message from Hong Kong citizens in 2019 on the John Lennon wall in Prague. It reads “~To the people of the Czech Republic 30 years ago you won the fight against the Communists. Now Hongkong is fighting against the Chinese tyranny{{sic}}. TP Please Support Hong Kong”
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