HONG KONG: Hong Kong's police chief urged people to demonstrate peacefully on Sunday (Dec 8), when organisers expect a large turnout for a pro-democracy march intended to show the movement still has strong momentum.
Police have given a rare green light to the demonstration, organised by the Civil Human Rights Front , the group that called the largely peaceful million-strong marches in the summer.
The march will be a gauge of support for the pro-democracy movement following its victory in local elections last month. Protesters have set out five demands, including an investigation into alleged police brutality and universal suffrage. Beijing has condemned the unrest and blamed foreign interference.
Calculated on a ranking out of 100, with zero representing very dissatisfied, the police scored 35.34, almost halving from November last year when they scored 62.48.Protesters plan a smaller rally late on Friday against police use of tear gas, which they say is excessive and harms innocent bystanders. Police have said their use of force has been restrained.
On Wednesday, Chan pledged new relief measures of an extra HK$4bil , taking total stimulus plans to HK$25bil.
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