'Do you hear the people sing?' Thousands of students form human chains outside schools across Hong Kong to show solidarity to push for democratic reforms after violent weekend clashes.
Thousands of students formed human chains outside schools across Hong Kong on Monday to show solidarity to push for democratic reforms after violent weekend clashes in the semiautonomous Chinese territory.
Hong Kong's government agreed last week to withdraw an extradition bill that sparked a summer of protests, but demonstrators want other demands to be met, including direct elections of city leaders and an independent inquiry into police actions. The government said it was"very much in Hong Kong's own interest to maintain our autonomy to safeguard our interests and advantages under the 'one country, two systems' principle" after the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
Trump has suggested it's a matter for China to handle, though he also has said that no violence should be used. Political analysts suggest that his response was muted because he doesn't want to disrupt talks with China over their tariff war. At the St. Paul Co-educational College, a Catholic school, students in blue dresses also chanted"Five key demands, not one less," the slogan of protesters who have refused to yield until all their demands are met.
Wong, a leader of Hong Kong's 2014 pro-democracy protest movement, was among several people held last month and was charged with inciting people to join a protest in June. His prosecution comes after his release from prison in June for a two-month sentence related to the 2014 protests.
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