Hong Kong tightened security ahead of a planned anti-government march on Sunday ...
HONG KONG - Hong Kong tightened security ahead of a planned anti-government march on Sunday afternoon, with some metro services halted and public facilities shuttering as pro-democracy leaders called on citizens to join the protest in spite of the risk of arrest.
Protesters are still expected to take to the streets in what is seen as a test for the protest movement’s strength following over four months of unrest in the Asian financial hub. Hong Kong has been relatively calm in the past two weeks after violent protests fueled by the introduction of colonial-era emergency laws.
Protesters say they will continue to urge the government to address their demands for universal suffrage, an independent inquiry into police behavior, amnesty for those charged, and an end to describing protesters as rioters.
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