Where is Grandma Wong? Hong Kongers worry about elderly protester

An elderly protester who goes with the name Grandma Wong during protests in Hong Kong was a regular at the events and marches organized by protesters. She would usually show up with the United Kingdom flag and was loved by the students protesting against the increasing influence of China in Hong Kong.

But protesters claim that she has not been seen since August 11 and many are raising fingers at Chinese authorities. Wong had said in an interview that she lives in Shenzhen and protesters are particularly worried about this because the city falls under the jurisdiction of mainland China.

A video that claims that Wong was "knocked to ground" by police on August 11 is being widely circulated among protesters.

VIDEO: Union-Jack waving Alexandra 'Grandma' Wong being knocked to the ground by police during their attack on pro-democracy protesters at Tai Koo MTR station. pic.twitter.com/YoeR9Xzg06 #HongKong #HongKongprotests #TaiKoo #indyref2 #Corbyn #Labour

— Sam Pye (@freddie1999) August 11, 2019

Along with the video, a very disturbing picture of an elderly person slumped against a wall and dozens of police personnel standing nearby is also going viral. Protesters claim that it is Grandma Wong as the person is also holding a UK flag. However, it could not be immediately authenticated if the person in the video and picture is actually Wong.

Where is Grandma Wong? Please someone find her and let us all know she is safe. This last image of her slumped against the wall is heartbreaking #antiELAB #GrandmaWong https://t.co/HwxiuIT06R pic.twitter.com/HkuD4lt3gO

— HK9000 (@HKer9000) August 29, 2019

Hong Kong has been choked by several weeks of protests that started with residents opposing a controversial bill that would allow the extradition of criminals to mainland China. Hong Kongers felt that the law would be misused by China to increase its influence in the semi-autonomous region.

The protests have been violent at various instances and both protesters, as well as the police, blame the other side for resorting to violence. Several videos of apparent "police brutality" and "violence by protesters" have gone viral since June.