Protesters gathering near Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong where a ceremony marking the former British colony's return to China will be held shortly
Protesters react to police warning as they attempt to block a ceremony in Hong Kong on Monday, July 1, 2019.
Senior Hong Kong officials, including leader Carrie Lam, and representatives of mainland China are due to attend the annual flag-raising on the 22nd anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong on July 1, 1997.A protest march has been called for later Monday, the third in three weeks. The proposal has awakened broader fears that China is eroding the freedoms and rights that Hong Kong was guaranteed for 50 years after the handover under a "one country, two systems" framework.
The government has already postponed debate on the extradition bill indefinitely, leaving it to die, but protest leaders want the legislation formally withdrawn and Lam’s resignation. They also are demanding an independent inquiry into police actions on June 12.
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