Protesters used umbrellas to protect themselves from the tropical heat during the protests on July 22.
Black-clad activists, many wearing masks, defied police orders and marched beyond the official end-point of a rally that took place earlier in the day as they made their way towards the Liaison Office, in a direct challenge to authorities in Beijing. Sunday’s protest, which had proceeded peacefully along the police-mandated route, is the latest in a series of rallies that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into political crisis.
Earlier on Sunday, authorities used blue and white water-filled barriers to barricade government and police headquarters, while global bank HSBC, in a rare move, pulled down large metal barriers on the street level of its gleaming skyscraper building. Protest organisers said 430,000 attended Sunday’s rally. Police put the number at 138,000 at its peak.The latest protest comes a day after tens of thousands gathered to voice support for the police, whom some have accused of using excessive force against activists and demand an end to the violence.
Those fights followed larger outbreaks of violence in central Hong Kong last month, when police forced back activists with tear gas, rubber bullets and bean-bag rounds.
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