HONG KONG: Hundreds of demonstrators rallied for a second day in Hong Kong on Sunday (Feb 16) to protest against plans to turn some buildings into coronavirus quarantine centres, reviving anti-government protests in the Chinese-ruled city.
Demonstrators holding umbrellas as they gather in the rain during a protest against the use of Chun Yeung Estate as a quarantine centre in the Fo Tan area of Hong Kong, China, on Sunday . - Bloomberg
About 100 people braved rain in the New Territories district of Fo Tan, where authorities plan to use a newly built residential development that was subsidized by the government as a quarantine centre. Riot police stood by. Father-of-two Koby, 36, also expressed frustration at not being told for how long the public housing might be used for quarantine.
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