Spark Alliance

Hong Kong political organisation

Spark Alliance

Traditional Chinese

星火同盟抗爭支援

Simplified Chinese

星火同盟抗争支援

Literal meaning

Spark Alliance resistance support

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīnghuǒ Tóngméng kàngzhēng zhīyuán
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Sing¹fo² Tung⁴mang⁴ kong³zang¹ zi¹wun⁴

Spark Alliance (also known as Spark Alliance HK) is an organisation which finances bail payments for persons arrested in connection with the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests. According to donors and attorneys for the group, its leadership is unknown.^[1]

In November 2019, HSBC announced that it had given – in October of that year – a deposit account, "Prime Management Service Ltd.", 30 days to clear its funds out of the bank. The account had been used to raise funds for Spark Alliance, which HSBC said was in violation of its terms of service.^[2] The decision led to HSBC subsequently becoming a target of protesters, with several of its branches being vandalised and an online petition organised calling for the United States to block the bank from doing business in the U.S.^[3]

On 19 December 2019, the Hong Kong Police Force announced the seizure of HK$70 million in bank deposits linked to Spark Alliance and the arrest of several persons allegedly linked to Spark Alliance on charges of money laundering.^[1]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Mysterious bags of cash trigger major Hong Kong protest arrests". The Star. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ Yu, Cannix (19 November 2019). "HSBC to Close Corporate Account Being Used to Support Hong Kong Protesters through Crowdfunding". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ Lo, Alex (27 December 2019). "The Irony of Protesters Urging US Action Against HSBC". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ Yu, Verna (20 December 2019). "Hong Kong Police Freeze $9M in Protest Fund". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

External links

Spark Alliance on Facebook

2019–2020 Hong Kong protests

Part of democratic development in Hong Kong and the Hong Kong–Mainland China conflict

Causes

Extradition bill
- Murder of Poon Hiu-wing
Hong Kong–Mainland China conflict
Umbrella Revolution

History

Timeline

2019	March–June July August September October November December
2020	January February March April May June July August September October November December
2021	January February March April May June July August September–November

Incidents

March 15 2019 Hong Kong protest [zh]
March 31 2019 Hong Kong protest [zh]
April 28 2019 Hong Kong protest [zh]
June 9 2019 Hong Kong protest [zh]
12 June
Storming of the Legislative Council Complex
Yuen Long attack
Hong Kong Way
Prince Edward station attack
Siege of Chinese University of Hong Kong
October 20 2019 Hong Kong protest [zh]
November 2019 Hong Kong protest [zh]
January 19 2020 Hong Kong protest [zh]
May 24 2020 Hong Kong protest [zh]
September 6 2020 Hong Kong protest [zh]
Siege of Polytechnic University
2020 detainment of Hong Kong residents at sea by China

Elections

Deaths

Police misconduct

Tactics and methods

Music	"Glory to Hong Kong" "Do You Hear the People Sing?" "Sing Hallelujah to the Lord" "El pueblo unido jamás será vencido"
Symbols	Black Bauhinia flag Guy Fawkes mask Lady Liberty Hong Kong Pepe the Frog Winnie-the-Pooh
Others	Art and music Social media Boycotts of Chinese products HKmap.live LIHKG Lennon Wall "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" Liberate Hong Kong Spark Alliance Telegram Yellow economic circle