Hundreds of Hong Kongers march to protest police use of tear gas, as the Asian financial hub gears up for further anti-government demonstrations following a week of calm
Hundreds of protesters in Hong Kong, including many families with children, marched on Sunday in protest against police use of tear gas as the Asian financial hub geared up for further anti-government demonstrations following a week of calm.
On Saturday, secondary school students and retirees joined forces to protest against what they called police brutality and unlawful arrests. Holding umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun, many people were seen pushing their children in strollers, while one man with a balloon festooned to his wheelchair also joined the procession."We want the police to stop using tear gas," said a woman surnamed Wong, who was marching with her husband and five year old son.
Police have fired around 10,000 rounds of tear gas since June, the city's Secretary for Security, John Lee, said this week.
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