HONG KONG - Thousands of black-clad protesters from all walks of life gathered in Hong Kong on Sunday under a crisp blue sky for a rally that is expected to gauge support for democracy in the financial hub which has been roiled by protests for six months.
Authorities gave the green light to Civil Human Rights Front - organizer of largely peaceful million-strong marches in June - to hold the rally, the first time the group has been granted permission for a protest since Aug. 18. Police said earlier on Sunday they had arrested 11 people, aged 20 to 63 and seized weapons including army knives, firecrackers, 105 bullets and a semi-automatic pistol, the first seizure of a handgun in six months of protests.
In a statement on Saturday, the government appealed for calm and said it has “learned its lesson and will humbly listen to and accept criticism.” Protesters have torched vehicles and buildings, hurled petrol bombs at police stations and trains, dropped debris from bridges onto traffic below and vandalized shopping malls and university campuses, raising questions about how and when the unrest can be brought to an end.
Protesters attend a Human Rights Day march, organised by the Civil Human Right Front, in Hong Kong, China December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Hong Kongers will keep on fighting for what was promised and what are innately deserved. That is human right. StandWithHongKong antichinazi BoycottChina
We will keep fight for freedom until Government response 5 demands，this is most of the Hong Kong people agree. Carrielam should not listening to China only，here is Hong Kong. Please StandWithHongKong HongKongProstest HumanRightsDay HumanRights
Hong Kong govt still refused to inveatigate its failure StandWithHongKong IndependentCommissionOfInquiry
poor people protest in the street, rich people watch the protest in the clean room...
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The people of Hong Kong evolve again!
Hong Kong delayed to response & tried to twist their responsibility. How can people remain calm under such circumstance? The 1 of 5 demands: the Independent Commission Of Inquiry is the only justified way of investigation under the law. StandWithHongKong 5DemandsNot1Less
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HongKonger have not give up!!
The protester's back reads: U first I will catch up. There are also blind people and people with reduced mobility, and wheelchair users participate in the parade. We are HongKonger❤💪🏻💪🏻
Nearly ONE mil dear
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It's 800,000, more than 1/10 of the population
We will lose freedom forever if we compromised without the all 5 Demands. - We love Hong Kong So We fight for Hong Kong - Liberate Hong Kong Revolution of our time! FollowBackHongKong HongKongProtest FightForFreedomStandWithHongKong
Peaceful protest coz HongKongPoliceTerrorists don’t act out of control as much as their normal way!
5 Demands included HongKong people look forward to universal suffrage in next year's legislative elections. We Hongkongers support full sanction against CCP & HK if governments of which fail to complete HK Autonomy！Give me liberty, or give me death！Please LiberateHongKong
The government should call on the Hong Kong police to stay calm, every time the police provoke chaos and start to attack the protesters, HongKongPoliceTerrorists HKPoliceBrutality hongkongpolicemurderer HKPoliceState
My prayers are with the protesters of Hong Kong. Stay Strong!
Proud to be Hongkongers. It is always a calm and peaceful rally without police. HumanRightsDay
Neutrality only helps the oppressor, never the victims. The free world shall not keep silent regarding these human rights violations happening in Xinjiang n HongKong
Can’t believe it has been a half year, from hot summer to cold winter. We HongKongers won’t just stop here until the 5demands are fulfilled. Credit to Now News HongKong
Five demands Not one less
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Despite the police brutal supression, HumanRights abuse, death threat, the stubbornness of CarrieLam,800,000 of HongKongers continue fighting for the freedom that they deserved. WillPower
We do what we can do! Fight for freedom! HongKong
HongKongers will not stop until the government promises 5 demands! 5DemandsNot1Less HKexit
zozozoie3 We insist our demands for justice, democracy and liberty, even facing the violent threat from the police, from China. 😠
The protests always stay calm, why didn't the government urge the riot HKPolice to stay calm instead of protesters?
Freaking your the democracy. Think about the old man who was in fire and who died by brick.
That’s a lot of people, especially it is over 6 months! If the government cares their people, they should listen to their citizens and not blaming other countries from helping HongKongers to fight for freedom.
Omg this is so cool!!!
When there is light, there is liberty. We just humbly want to remind the world we're fighting against biggest tyranny on this planet. And we need you to StandwithHonKong for human right.
After six months, the police are still crazy but the government is still blind. The police pointed an old lady with gun tonight. Fortunately, no further action. StandwithHongKong HongKongProtests
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Hong Kong people will not stop fighting until five demands are promised FiveDemandsNotOneLess
While huge amount of people keep protesting in these 6 mths, HKgov still havnt respond to all 5 demands and made HKPoliceTerrorists accountable for all the brutality they have applied to citizens and all the murder/ gangrape/ inhuman treatment in detention centre.
Fight for freedom. We are still fighting for the freedom. StandWithHongKong
To those who died for HongKong, we will never forget! HongKongProtests
No one want violence except the popo!
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Freedom figters in Hong Kong : - 5000+ arrested; - thousands injured; - unknown deaths and missing; - Many facing sentences for up to 10 years what are we fighting for? REAL UNIVERSAL SUFFERAGE!! Please StandWithHongKong !!!
What we can do is fighting for our basic human rights by different method.
Hong Kong people will not give in. We didn’t, we don’t and we won’t.
We are not going to give up until the Government gives us a clear response on our demands StandWithHongKong
We shall never surrender StandWithHongKong 5DemandsNot1Less
Hongkongers will keep on going out to speak our voice until the government hears and replies our demands. FightForFreedom StandWithHongKong
Our demands are clear and straightforward! It’s time for our gov’t to respond!!! 5DemandsNot1Less StandWithHongKong
CCP is blind. But other countries are not. Hong Kong is telling the world:stop China from violating human rights. Stop China to grow as a monster.
Notice: The hksar only knows to appeal for calm but never reflects upon on the reasons why it has provoked a social turmoil!
WesJWHK 5DemandsNot1Less StandWithHongKong HongKongProtests Hong Kong people, add oil!
We have always been calm. It's the brainless, heartless and violent puppets who are emotional and can't be controlled.
I think the organizer underestimated the number of protesters since most of the people starting the march from causeway bay said that it took them 4 hours to arrive at the end point in central, while countless ppl joined the protest in midway. 1M plus imo.
The Police should keep calm. When no police are around, it is full of love: A group of fruit sellers prepared fresh strawberries to cheer us up amid the low.StandWithHongKong
We will never give up. The government keep ignore our voices. We will keep protest until they really listen our requests and take action 5DemandsNot1Less StandWithHongKong
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From summer to winter😢😢this road is the road of HongKongers FiveDemandsNotOneLess FightForFreedom StandWithHongKong
No hongkong police to made conflict, hongkonger is peaceful
When will the Government listen? 5DemandsNot1Less
HongKong citizens march on the streets to show their anger on the authoritarian ruling. FightForFreedom StandWithHongKong
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Calm, patient, peace.... Can't find a negative adjective to describe the activity once the HKPoliceBrutality do not involved. FiveDemandsNotOneLess
Today, HK people fight for democracy and freedom from day to night. HongKongProtests StandWithHongKong
Finally is 800,000 people. HK people won’t give up and keep fighting for.
Perhaps Hong Kong government should appeal for the police to keep calm. Today HongKongers show that we can do peaceful march of close to 1 million, as long as police dont intervene. 5DemandsNot1Less
公権力による弾圧が心配だ。
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Amended headline: Hong Kong Government appeals for calm while they openly and covertly create chaos to disrupt peaceful march by 800,000.
We will continue to fight until the 5 demands are met HongKong
More than 1/10 of citizens choose to have rally for showing their views while under the threat by the Hong Kong police - tear gas
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Today march proves if HKPolice can control themselves, there will be no brutality. Glad to see many ppl keep coming out even 6 months passed. 5DemandsNot1Less SOSHK Tiananmen2019
We have lost many of our fellows. Our aims do not change. 5 demands not 1 less! StandWithHongKong
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zoeinthedarkhk District election won yet nothing changes. Protesters arrested, bled, died. PoliceBruality remains and NO consequence to them.
HK Gov't appeals for calm? Not really as Carrie Lam still avoiding 4 demands out of the 5, plus her review committee will not cover PoliceBrutality investigation. That's absolutely not acceptable!
We HKers won't give up pursuing our demands! 5DemandsNot1Less
AhShuk2 this is organized by the democratic government party, what are you talking about? it's HK police that causes upheaval, grow some brain cells before serving your ccp master 😡
It’s been half a year. Listen to your people
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Can you here our voice, Hkgov? HongKongProtest
Sam00070683 Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong people is pursuing democracy and freedom despite Gov't oppression. FiveDemandsNotOneLess StandWithHongKong
The government has never respond to our demand. They are neglecting the majority of Hong Kong people and blaming on the teenagers. 5demandsnotoneless FreeHongKong
Today, HK people fight for democracy and freedom from day to night. HongKongProtests StandWithHongKong
Actually the HongKong government & police are the ones who are NOT calm & already turned mad. See how peaceful the protest is without police intervened. All chaos were created by police... Don’t put the blame on freedom fighters. PoliceBrutality
Another rally in 6 months, a massive win in District Council Election, the angry men sang loudly and clearly. When can the voices be heard? What Hongkongers ask for is FiveDemandsNotOneLess, which can be known as China:
HKPolice must be sued and punished by law!! Their violence has been torturing HK people! The free world will not tolerate them and HK people will not forgive
Hong Kong Police harass and intimidate peaceful protests by all means to stop civilians from joining the mass rally. Wherever there are out-of-controlled Hong Kong Police, there will be no calm.
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JanetTeddy111 Millions voted. Millions have marched. And nothing has changed. This is the obstinate nature of the threat HKers face and it’s why HKers have to keep going.
Hundred of thousands. People of Hong Kong showing that they will never give up until having freedom and democracy.
It's the same pursuit of HumanRights, freedom & democracy that connects us between Tibetians, Uyghurs, HongKongers & everyone around the globe. 5DemandsNot1Less is the only political solution to let Hong Kong be Hong Kong, please StandWithHongKong!!🙏
BelieveVaz It should be Hong Kong people appeals HKPolice for calm. 5DemandsNot1Less
Justice will StandWithHongKong 💪🏼 Keep it up HongKongers HongKongProtesters HongKongProtest FreeHK freedomhk Freedom
russian_market Now what are they rallying about? Failure of China to close USA consulate helps this colour revolution. USA likely emboldened by Bolivia coup
Déjà six mois et pas de lassitude dans les foules à Hong Kong qui demandent la démocratie comme en Algérie Nice Nice06
We will never surrender FiveDemandsNotOneLess
We need to make it rain people, like Hong Kong does because we are living a dictator.
I'm proud of them. I also fear for them
The world is watching Hong Kong. Americans love you. Don’t evervgive up. You can do this. Stand strong together.
Millions of Americans pacified by late nite TV chuckles and angry tweets while working themselves to death to enrich billionaires. No protests scheduled.
China cannot have a win win solution in HongKongProtests it is only a matter of time that mainland China provinces vent thier complaints va the central government in Bejing all at once
Thousands rally in Paris as government appeals for calm
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The hongkong government is just standing for the CCP central government， rather than being responsible for the Hong kong citizens。
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Don’t start no shit, won’t be no shit!
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