Timelapse videos show protesters who lined streets, linked hands and held up cell phones to create a row of white lights in Hong Kong. The display was inspired by a human chain from a historic Baltic states protest against Soviet control 30 years ago.
Supporters of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement lined city streets and part of the city's harbor front Friday, inspired by a human chain in a historic Baltic states protest against Soviet control 30 years ago.
Police say their use of tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bag rounds has been necessary to clear streets of protesters who have pelted them with eggs, bricks and gasoline bombs. A major trade union confederation said that the head of the cabin crew union at Cathay Dragon airline had been fired in retaliation for supporting the movement, adding to the chill in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
Geng elaborated that those who are"above board" will have their rights guaranteed in China, while people with"an ulterior motive to engage in illegal activities" may have to be"extremely cautious." The accountants march drew a few thousand participants who gathered in a city square before heading to government headquarters. They were the latest profession to back the movement publicly following rallies by lawyers, teachers and medical workers.
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