A young man from Hong Kong was seen giving a water cannon truck the middle finger during a national security law protest on July 1.<br /><br />Footage shows the man stood in the middle of the street where he gives the sweary gesture to the operators of the riot-deterrent vehicle.<br /><br />The vehicle stops and the driver threatens to get out of the vehicle when the young man runs away.<br /><br />The filmer described the man as "a brave guy" online.<br /><br />They later told Newsflare: "Protests swept through the city, police deployed water cannons to end the protest. <br /><br />"In the video, a young man gives the water cannon the middle finger."<br /><br />Part of the national security law sees subversion to the Central Government punishable with life imprisonment.
