Still recovering from last year’s pro-democracy protests that rocked the financial hub for seven months, Hong Kongers on both sides of the political divide are using the popular practice to expel their anger.

“(The government) doesn’t act in the interest of us people and tax-payers. So many people come to curse the government and the corrupted police,” said Ana Hong.

While the rallies and clashes have died down, partly due to exhaustion and arrests but also because of the deadly new coronavirus, tensions remain.