LONDON (AFP) - Demonstrators backing the democracy activists in Hong Kong marched in London on Saturday (Aug 17), as counter-protesters staged a rival rally.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - Demonstrators backing the democracy activists in Hong Kong marched in London on Saturday , as counter-protesters staged a rival rally.Protesters supporting the activists paraded banners reading"Will Britain hold China to its promise on Hong Kong's freedom?","Power to the people: stand with Hong Kong" and"Will Boris surrender to China?", referring to new Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Britain handed control of Hong Kong back to China in 1997 on the basis of the Joint Declaration it signed with Beijing, which guarantees freedoms in the semi-autonomous city until 2047. Meanwhile in Paris, during the weekly"yellow vest" demonstrations, some participants also showed their support for the Hong Kong protesters.
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