Screenshot of the Heung Sing Online App. The key image is an illustration of a black bloc leveling up to a frontliner in full gear with gas mask, helmet and umbrella. These two characters stand on a grassland with a blue sky. The illustrations are created in the style of pixel art, with game energy bars. Underneath the key image are tabs that are available in the app such as 'Frontliners' Duties', 'Protest Schedules' and 'Map of Yellow Shops'. There are 2 QR codes and also facebook, instagram and twitter links.
Screenshot of the Heung Sing Online App. The key image is a black bloc leveling up to a frontliner in full gear with gas mask, helmet and umbrella.

A spin-off of ‘Heung Shing Online’ was launched on 31 December 2019 (with revenue from advertisements donated to the cause). This time it is a real game but in a milder/more peaceful form. It’s actually an information sharing app in disguise of a game. In the app, protesters can find a timeline of major events, memes, information about protest schedules, frontliners’ tasks and a map of all the yellow shops (shops that voice out for the movement) etc. Once you enter the app, you can create your own character like in any other game. There are both tasks online and in real life that you can complete. For online tasks you can tweet info or ‘like’ a post on other protest apps such as LIHKG; for real life tasks you can participate in street protests or visit yellow shops. Once a task is completed, points can be earned.

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