HONG KONG – Thousands of people marched on Hong Kong’s parliament on Sunday to demand the scrapping of proposed extradition rules that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial – a move which could possibly put the city’s core freedom at risk.
Ranks of marchers snaked peacefully for more than three hours through the shopping and business districts of Causeway Bay and Wanchai, while thousands stayed throughout the evening outside the Legislative Council and government headquarters.
Police said 22,800 people marched at the peak of the procession, but organizers estimated 130,000 turned out – making it one of the largest street protests in the city for several years. (Reuters)
