From “be water” to “blossom everywhere”, Hong Kong’s black-clad pro-democracy protesters’ tactics have evolved this week in their bid to overwhelm police by creating flashpoints in as many areas as possible. The campaign of massive disruption has seen small groups of protesters emerge all across the city of 7.5 million people from Monday to block intersections, vandalise shops, clash with police and damage the vital train network. “We must blossom everywhere to divert the police force,” read an anonymous post on Wednesday morning on an internet message board popular with protesters, echoing other calls online.
