As Hong Kongers bring in the year 2021, these protesters form a sudden flashmob right after midnight to demand Hong Kong be liberated from Chinese authority.

Some people chanted slogans as "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our times" or "Black Police, may all your family die", slogans that were immediately taken over by the crowd. Police faced a hard time identifying any protesters or organizer, as the area was pitch dark and the multitude nullified any attempt to film and identify individual protesters. Eventually, riot police grabbed one man and took him aside for interrogation, which then led to an altercation between journalists and policemen.

As huge crowds gathered in Tsim Sha Tsui, despite calls from the authorities to avoid gathering and propagating the coronavirus, protesters staged a sudden flashmob immediately after midnight. Some people chanted slogans as "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our times" or "Black Police, may all your family die", slogans which were immediately taken over by the crowd. Police faced a hard time identifying any protester or organizer, as the area was pitch dark and the multitude nullified any attempt to film and identify individual protesters. Eventually, riot police grabbed one man and took him aside for interrogation, which then led to an altercation between journalists and policemen. Coincidentally, today was also the 31st of December, or the last day of the month, traditionally followed by protesters as a remembrance of the events of Prince Edward MTR station on 31st August 2019.

Earlier, during the day, the media mogul, Jimmy Lai, owner of the tabloid "Apple Daily" had been remanded in custody by the Court of Final Appeals, pending decision on the appeal against his bail. Jimmy Lai is charged with national security law breaches for "collusion with foreign forces", namely incitement to sanction authorities in Hong Kong and China.