Police halt 4-person National Day protest in Hong Kong
The Hindu
The four members of the opposition party League of Social Democrats had attempted to march to the harbor-side Convention Center where the official celebration was being held
Police in Hong Kong halted a four-person pro-democracy protest on China’s National Day on October 1 amid an expanding crackdown on free speech and opposition politics.
Chanting and carrying a placard calling for the release of Hong Kongers arrested in the crackdown and chanting pro-democracy slogans, the four members of the opposition party League of Social Democrats had attempted to march to the harbor-side Convention Center where the official celebration was being held.
Dozens of officers, part of a massive police presence deployed to prevent any disruptions on the day, surrounded them and kept them out of sight and earshot of officials attending a flag-raising ceremony.
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