Secondary-school students and retirees have joined forces to protest in Hong Kong, the first of several weekend rallies planned across the city, as pro-democracy activists vowed to battle alleged unlawful arrests.
Secondary-school students and retirees have joined forces to protest in Hong Kong, the first of several weekend rallies planned across the city, as pro-democracy activists vowed to battle what they say are police brutality and unlawful arrests.
She brought her own plastic stool to join a cross-generational protest of a few hundred people at the city's Chater Garden. Elderly Hong Kongers, some with visors and canes, stood not far from young, black-clad protesters. All listened to pro-democracy speakers in a gathering marked by a festive mood.
On Saturday, citing authorities, the Communist party newspaper of the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou said police had arrested a Belizean citizen for allegedly colluding with people in the United States to meddle in Hong Kong affairs.Separately, the newspaper said a Taiwanese man, Lee Meng-Chu, was arrested by police in nearby Shenzhen on October 31, for allegedly stealing state secrets for foreign forces after he made a trip to Hong Kong in August to support"anti-China" activities.
Some critics on social media have said that such a committee would fall short of the independent investigation they have been demanding.
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