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HONG KONG -- With turned backs and loud jeers as the Chinese
flag was flown over the harbor, protesters on Wednesday kicked off the National Day holiday they hope will see the biggest display yet of their mass civil disobedience campaign for greater democracy.
Student leader Joshua Wong, the 17-year-old founder of the influential Scholarism protest movement, led 30 people who turned their backs on the flag near the government's official flag-raising ceremony in the Wanchai district, "to show our disagreement towards the CCP (Chinese Communist Party), especially for the decision made on political reform in Hong Kong," he said.
The party's restrictive plans for the 2017 election for Hong Kong's leader sparked weeks of occasional protest culminating in a mass occupation of several key business areas.
With the holiday, Wong expects even larger numbers on the streets to demand the resignation of Hong Kong's chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, and that Beijing withdraw its electoral decision. Leung has called the protests illegal and said Beijing will not change its mind.
"I hope the people will keep safe and still rely on the ...
Student leader Joshua Wong, the 17-year-old founder of the influential Scholarism protest movement, led 30 people who turned their backs on the flag near the government's official flag-raising ceremony in the Wanchai district, "to show our disagreement towards the CCP (Chinese Communist Party), especially for the decision made on political reform in Hong Kong," he said.
The party's restrictive plans for the 2017 election for Hong Kong's leader sparked weeks of occasional protest culminating in a mass occupation of several key business areas.
With the holiday, Wong expects even larger numbers on the streets to demand the resignation of Hong Kong's chief executive, Leung Chun-ying, and that Beijing withdraw its electoral decision. Leung has called the protests illegal and said Beijing will not change its mind.
"I hope the people will keep safe and still rely on the ...
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