Lou Tit-Man, 73, writes a protest sign outside Mong Kok police station in Hong Kong, China September 23, 2019. Picture taken September 23, 2019. The sign reads "blood for blood". REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Just before midnight in Hong Kong's Mong Kok district, a slight man in his seventies peels away from a crowd of protesters jeering at police. Behind him, a young woman calls out, "Be safe!"
They make an improbable pair: she a smartly dressed 24-year-old; he an elderly activist who has for decades been sleeping on the streets of one of the wealthiest – and most unequal – cities on earth.
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