Sunday’s ‘generally peaceful’ strike was the largest anti-government rally since elections last month
Protesters carry umbrellas during a march to the West Kowloon rail terminus against the proposed extradition bill in Hong Kong, China, July 7 2019. Picture: HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP
Vast crowds of black-clad demonstrators thronged the streets of the Asian financial hub on Sunday, in the largest anti-government rally since local elections last month and a resounding show of continued support for the pro-democracy movement. “Some rioters spray-painted the exterior walls of the High Court, threw petrol bombs and set fire outside the High Court and the Court of Final Appeal, damaging government properties and seriously challenging the spirit of the rule of law,” police said, adding that shops and banks were vandalised in the Causeway Bay and Wan Chai areas of Hong Kong island.
In an editorial, the official China Daily newspaper called on the Hong Kong government to uphold the rule of law. The chair and president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong were denied entry over the weekend to the neighbouring Chinese territory of Macau, without explanation. Wong declined to comment specifically on their cases and said it was speculation that their refusal was linked to Beijing’s response to US legislation backing pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, RTHK said.
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