Thousands of black-clad protesters from all walks of life gathered in Hong Kong today under a crisp blue sky for a rally that is expected to gauge support for democracy in the financial hub which has
been roiled by protests for six months.
“I will fight for freedom until I die because I am a Hong Konger,” said June, a 40-year-old mother dressed in black seated on the grass in Victoria Park. “Today is about standing with Hong Kong and the international community.” Many demonstrators sat on the grass in Victoria Park waiting for organisers to announce the start of the march scheduled for 3 pm that will follow the route of similar protests, most of which started out peacefully but later descended into violence.
Hong Kong’s new police commissioner Chris Tang said his force would take a flexible approach to demonstrations, using “both the hard and soft approach.” Demonstrators are angry at what they see as the China government’s meddling in freedoms promised to Hong Kong when the then British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
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