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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protests Enter Second Week
Fresh scuffles erupted between pro-democracy activists occupying central parts of Hong Kong and riot police, as the protests entered their second week.
Thousands of people held a rally overnight, defying the Beijing-backed authorities, although by Sunday morning many of the protesters had gone home.
On Saturday Hong Kong’s leader warned that police would ensure government offices and schools reopened on Monday.
Activists oppose China’s plans to vet candidates in 2017 elections.
During the overnight rally thousands chanted: “Democracy now! Democracy in Hong Kong!” as speakers from the pro-democracy movement urged them to persist in their campaign, AP news agency reported.
The scuffles occurred in the early hours of Sunday in the Mong Kok district, with police using pepper spray against some of the protesters.
Posted by Editor
on October 5, 2014. Filed under INTERNATIONAL NEWS.
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Judge Joe Bidden
October 5, 2014 at 10:37 am
As long as no foreign interference especially from US things will fizzle out naturally. US gets excited when it’s enemies are having internal demonstrations before you know it everyone from the US government will be rushing to the media condemning what’s going on. For now China is handling it well.