A Hong Kong dentist, Lee Ying-chi, alleges she was fired from her job shortly after participating in a solitary protest. The demonstration commemorated the seventh anniversary of a violent mob attack in Yuen Long in 2019. Lee staged the protest, involving a watermelon – a symbolic reference to the incident – and was terminated three days later. She received notice of the immediate termination last week, raising concerns about potential political repercussions for acts of remembrance. The 2019 Yuen Long attack involved white-shirted men attacking civilians and pro-democracy protesters, with criticism focused on the police’s slow response. Lee’s case underscores growing anxieties over freedom of expression in Hong Kong following the implementation of the National Security Law. Further details regarding the reason for termination beyond the protest remain unclear.