page_title: New Town Plaza
section_title: During the Anti-ELAB movement in 2019
hierarchical_section_title: New Town Plaza / During the Anti-ELAB movement in 2019
caption_attribution_description: Protesters gathering at New Town Plaza, Sha Tin, Hong Kong on 5 August. A general strike was called as a protest of the extradition bill and the police excessive force.
context_page_description: New Town Plaza is a shopping mall in the town centre of Sha Tin, Hong Kong. Developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties, it was the biggest shopping centre in the New Territories when it was completed in the early 1980s. Covering 200,000 square metres, the plaza comprises Phase 1 and Phase 3, which are connected to each other, as well as the Grand Central Plaza, which is less than one kilometre from Phase 1. Phase 1 underwent extensive renovation from 2003 to 2008.
  The nine-storey shopping centre is right next to Sha Tin Station and Citylink Plaza. It is one of the busiest shopping malls in Hong Kong. There are many different transportation links to New Town Plaza, such as shuttle services from nearby estates, minibus routes, the MTR station located right within the plaza itself, and so forth.
context_section_description: New Town Plaza is one of the key locations for the Anti-ELAB movement, which originated from a peaceful protest held on 14 July in Sha Tin escalated into intense confrontations between the protesters and the police when the protesters were kettled inside New Town Plaza. Sun Hung Kai Properties were scrutinised for allowing the police to enter the shopping centre without proper permit.
  In September 2019, protesters gathered several times in different shopping malls to sing for the song Glory to Hong Kong. On September 11, 2019, around 1000 people sang the song in New Town Plaza together that night, with crowds of people singing the song in other shopping malls around Hong Kong as well.
caption: Protesters gathering at New Town Plaza, Sha Tin, Hong Kong on 5 August
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