More than 10,000 people in Hong Kong have been arrested and thousands have been charged for engaging in the major protests, which were often violent against democracy.
Samantha broke down in tears when she opened the box from the Elise Ip flower on Christmas Day. It was an amazing gift from her boyfriend, in custody for getting into Hong Kong’s complaints last year.
“She loves dogs but she loves me more,” he wrote on a piece of paper sent from a detention center and sent to Ip through a prisoner support group set up by the former legislator. Shiu Ka-chun social welfare.
After reading it, Ip Samantha, who wanted to use a pseudonym, discovered a cactus in the shape of a puppy’s head.
“Getting this is a big help to me,” Samantha told AFP.
“Those in custody do not have the opportunity to send us flowers or gifts.”
Samantha is one of more than 50 friends and acquaintances who received gifts ordered behind bars and prepared by Ip, who launched the free “Send Flowers With You” project in July.
“I was hoping it would make people inside and outside prisons feel closer to each other,” Ip told AFP.
“With every story told in every delivery, I would like to remind the world that many have given their lives a normal and happy life.”
More than 10,000 people in Hong Kong have been arrested and thousands have been charged for joining the major, often violent, anti-democratic protests that have plagued an Asian financial center for seven years. months from June 2019.
The number of people deported has been rising, and the protection of prisoners’ rights has become increasingly difficult after pro-democracy legislators were removed from legislation the city. Authorities have also reduced rules on official visits.
Shiu, who used to represent the welfare sector in the legislation, set up a “Wall-Fare” concern group earlier this year.
The group provides services such as pen matching, flower and snack delivery, and helping to communicate with relatives in prison.