Thousands of Hong Kong revellers welcome 2020 on the picturesque Victoria Harbour, breaking into pro-democracy chants as the clocks strike midnight.
There were small-scale pyrotechnics on waterfront rooftops, but the grandiose fireworks launched from vessels in the centre of the harbour, broadcast around the world every year, were absent.
The carnival atmosphere on the harbour was interrupted as parts of the crowd of thousands watching the show began chanting protest slogans, such as"Liberate Hong Kong! Revolution of our times" and"Five demands, not one less." The latter refers to the goals of the anti-Government movement, which include universal suffrage and an independent inquiry into alleged police brutality.Beijing denies interference and blames the West for fomenting the unrest."We should not forget the people in jail who could not count down to the new year with us.
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