HONG KONG: Tens of thousands marched in sweltering heat in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong on Sunday (Jul 21) as anti-government protests show no signs of ...
Protesters marched in temperatures of around 31 deg Celsius from Victoria Park in the bustling shopping district of Causeway Bay to Wan Chai, just one metro stop away, after police shortened the route, citing safety concerns.Rally organisers lost their appeal to have the march route end at the Court of Final Appeal in Central district, close to where police in June fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse activists.
Authorities used massive blue and white water barriers to barricade government and police headquarters, while global bank HSBC, in a rare move, pulled down large metal barriers on the street level of its gleaming skyscraper building.While most of the rallies have passed off peacefully, some have erupted into violence late at night when more radical protesters have clashed with police.
While some at Sunday's march are calling for universal suffrage, a key demand is for the now-shelved extradition Bill, which would have allowed people to be sent to China for trial, to be fully withdrawn.
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