WATCH: Clouds of tear gas fill the streets of HongKong as protesters face off with police in another weekend of demonstrations (Video: Reuters)
Protesters have vowed to keep their movement going until their core demands are met, such as the resignation of city leader Carrie Lam, an independent inquiry into police tactics, amnesty and a permanent withdrawal of the bill.There is little sign that either Lam or Beijing is willing to budge.
"Stop turning a deaf ear to the Hong Kong people's demands," Bonnie Leung, from the Civil Human Rights Front, told reporters after the march.Graffiti is seen sprayed over signage at the Chinese liaison office after a march against a controversial extradition bill in Hong Kong on July 21, 2019. "I came back to Hong Kong this summer because of the protests," said Mandy Ko, 27, who is originally from Hong Kong and now lives in Australia.Last weekend, two initially peaceful protests degenerated into running skirmishes between baton-wielding police and activists, resulting in scores of injuries and more than 40 arrests.
China's coat of arms in front of the Chinese liaison office is seen soiled with black paint by protesters after a march against a controversial extradition bill in Hong Kong on July 21, 2019.
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