Demonstrators chanted pro-democracy slogans in a luxury mall in Hong Kong, the latest in a string of small but determined protests as the city's coronavirus outbreak slows.
Protestors wear face masks gather at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Demonstrators gathered in a luxury mall chanting pro-democracy slogans, the latest in a string of protests over the past week.
They sang a protest anthem, “Glory to Hong Kong,” and held up signs reading “Free Hong Kong, Revolution Now” and “Hong Kong Independence.” One protester hung a banner cursing Hong Kong police and their families. Police entered the mall about half an hour after the protest began, urging people to leave and warning those assembled that they were violating social distancing rules and participating in an unlawful assembly. The police detained several protesters but later let them go, with no arrests made.
Adrian Wong, who works in banking, said he came out to protest despite worries about the coronavirus.
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