Thousands of people in Hong Kong take part in a rally to mark the 5th anniversary of the start of the 2014 Umbrella protest movement
Anti-government protesters shelter behind umbrellas as they attend a rally outside the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong, China on September 28, 2019.
Demonstrators unfurled a big banner that read "we are back" on a footbridge to the government office. The protesters retreated but returned, heckling police and thumping metal fencing. Police used pepper spray again and the scene repeated several times. Some journalists were hit by the spray.Earlier today, activist Joshua Wong – who played a key role as a youth leader in the 2014 protests – announced plans to contest district council elections in November.
"If they disqualify me, it will just generate more and more momentum ... they will pay the price," he said. The now-shelved bill, which would have sent some criminal suspects for trial in mainland China, is seen as a jarring example of China's intrusion into the city's autonomy.
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