Tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators flooded into the city centre of Hong-Kong after the chief executive announced that the street must be cleared on Monday.
“There should be no more blocking of carriageways in Wan Chai and Central and Western districts so that classes could resume on Monday,” said the chief executive of Hong Kong CY Leung.
Despite the chief executive’s announcement the Hong Kong city centre saw the largest crowds in recent days on Saturday evening, reports the Financial Times.
Speaking to the gathering, the student leader Joshua Wong, said, “even after all these incidents, it shows that the more they suppress us, the more we will fight.”
Protest leaders called off talks with the government after attacks on Friday night, and complained that police had stood by demonstrators where hit and sexually assaulted by pro-government groups of men trying to disrupt the protest.
“There should be no more blocking of carriageways in Wan Chai and Central and Western districts so that classes could resume on Monday,” said the chief executive of Hong Kong CY Leung.
Despite the chief executive’s announcement the Hong Kong city centre saw the largest crowds in recent days on Saturday evening, reports the Financial Times.
Speaking to the gathering, the student leader Joshua Wong, said, “even after all these incidents, it shows that the more they suppress us, the more we will fight.”
Protest leaders called off talks with the government after attacks on Friday night, and complained that police had stood by demonstrators where hit and sexually assaulted by pro-government groups of men trying to disrupt the protest.