HONG KONG: Government supporters took to the streets of downtown Hong Kong on Saturday (Nov 16) after a chaotic working week saw hardcore ...
HONG KONG: Government supporters took to the streets of downtown Hong Kong on Saturday after a chaotic working week sawin the city and stretch police resources.
Waving Chinese national flags and posters, they chanted slogans including"support police to enforce law solemnly" and"Hong Kong cockroaches, trash of our times" - mocking one of the democracy movement's major slogans,"reclaim Hong Kong, revolution of our times".AdvertisementLater in the afternoon, a gay pride rally was planned near the harbourfront in the Central district.
"I must emphasise that the government has zero tolerance for civil servants violating the law," Joshua Law, Secretary for the Civil Service, said in a press conference on Friday. By Saturday morning, the Chinese University of Hong Kong - the scene of some of the most fierce clashes - was vacated by protesters.Protests have swept Hong Kong since June as many in the city of 7.5 million people have vented fury at eroding freedoms under Chinese rule.
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