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Added on the 07/07/2019 10:20:52 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Thousands of anti-government protesters begin a march in Hong Kong that will end outside a controversial train station linking the territory to the Chinese mainland, as activists try to keep pressure on the city's pro-Beijing leaders. IMAGES from starting point of rally
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gather in Central district Hong Kong for a rally themed "2020 Karma to Commies Universal Siege on Communists". Hong Kong's protests were sparked by a now abandoned plan to allow criminal extradition to the mainland, where the opaque court system is beholden to the communist party. It has since morphed into a wider anti-government movement. IMAGES
Pro-democracy protesters gather at the University of Hong Kong and create barricades, a day after demonstrators triggered a city-wide day of action aimed at paralysing the international financial hub. IMAGES
Hong Kong democracy activists hit the streets again in heavy rain in defiance of an emergency law criminalising protesters wearing face masks despite a court rejecting a challenge to the ban and half the city's subway stations remaining closed. IMAGES
Protesters rally at the British consulate in Hong Kong, as police fan out across the city in a bid to deter pro-democracy protests on the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. IMAGES