On the front lines with Hong Kong’s first aid squads

Hong Kong’s anti-government protests have often turned into violent clashes, with police using tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets to disperse angry crowds.

Over the past two months, self-organized first-aid teams, who are not affiliated with the city’s emergency healthcare services, have sprung up to help anyone injured in the confrontations.

The volunteers come from different walks of life: doctors, nurses, medical students and others with first-aid training.

Inkstone followed one such first-aid group during the July 27 protest in Hong Kong’s rural town of Yuen Long.

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