HONG KONG MASS PROTESTS_ Mass Protests in Hong Kong Call For Support From G20 Against Extradition Law

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Mass Protests in Hong Kong Call For Support From G20 Against Extradition Law

2019-06-26




Protesters gather as they rally against a controversial extradition bill in Hong Kong, June 26, 2019.
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UPDATED at 2:28 p.m. EDT on 2019-06-26


Tens of thousands of people once more thronged the streets of Hong Kong at a mass rally on Wednesday to protest government plans to allow extradition to mainland China, the latest action in a mass civil disobedience campaign against the administration of chief executive Carrie Lam.

Chanting "Withdraw the Evil Law!" and "Free Hong Kong! I want genuine democracy!", the protesters gathered in the downtown Central business district ahead of the G20 summit in Japan, in a bid to garner international support for their cause.

A student who gave only his surname Koh said he wanted to stand up for Hong Kong's remaining rights and freedoms.

"I want to speak out while we still have some rights left," Koh said. "If we don't stand up for our rights, then when they're taken away, nobody will have any sympathy for us."

"I think I would regret it later if I didn't stand up and speak out now."

The huge turnout once more caused overcrowding in the city's subway system, and many participants walked several blocks from the next station in order to attend.

The protest saw a return of calls—echoing those of the 2014 Occupy Central movement—for fully democratic elections in the city, with the crowd singing the popular "Les Miserables" hit "Do You Hear the People Sing?" in Cantonese and English, amid the light of thousands of cellphone flashlights.

Tens of thousands of protesters also called for the release of all those arrested following mass protests in recent weeks.

In scenes similar to last Friday's mass action, a large crowd formed outside the headquarters of the Hong Kong police force, amid shouts of "Release them! Release them!"

"I had come to speak out and do what little I can for the people of Hong Kong, regardless of whether it works or not," a protester surnamed Ng told RFA at the main protest in Edinburgh Place.

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