NSTworld: Protests planned on NewYearsEve include a lunchtime rally in HongKong’s Central business district with people urged to wear masks.
Protests planned on New Year’s Eve include a lunchtime rally in Hong Kong’s Central business district with people urged to wear masks and “Don’t forget 2019 - Persist in 2020” according to social media posts.
Police will deploy more than 6,000 officers to deal with potential unrest over the New Year’s period, according to the South China Morning Post newspaper, citing unnamed sources. The police say they have arrested nearly 6,500 people since the protests began escalating in June in what is the worst political crisis faced by the city in decades. The police commissioner, Chris Tang, warned the force would not let up in its arrests to try to restore stability to the city.
The previous such march by organisers, the Civil Human Rights Front, in early December, drew an estimated 800,000 people.“On New Year’s Day, we need to show our solidarity ... to resist the government. We hope Hong Kong people will come onto the streets for Hong Kong’s future,” said Jimmy Sham, a leader of the group told reporters.
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