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Tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters call for US support in first approved rally in weeks

by The Editor
October 14, 2019
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Tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters call for US support in first approved rally in weeks

HONG KONG: Huge crowds of people filled Hong Kong's commercial district on Monday evening (Oct 14), urging US lawmakers to pass a Bill that would make Chinese and Hong Kong officials deemed to have undermined autonomy in the city vulnerable to sanctions.

The rally, attended by tens of thousands of people, is the first to be approved by the police since the introduction of colonial-era emergency powers early this month.

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Protesters attend a rally in Hong Kong on October 14, 2019, calling on US politicians to pass a Bill that could alter Washington's relationship with the trading hub. (Photo: AFP / Anthony WALLACE)

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The emergency law, which also banned protesters from wearing facial masks, had sparked some of the worst violence since the unrest started in June.

On Monday night, many protesters wore face masks in defiance of the ban.

The protesters, who were overwhelmingly young, chanted "Fight for Freedom, Fight for Hong Kong" at Chater Garden in Admiralty district near government headquarters.

"We are here to make an urgent call out to the international community to support us, we have no other way," a 24-year-old art student, who gave her surname as Chun, told AFP.

"All of the Hong Kong people feel hopeless and the government hasnt listened to our voices so we need the USA to help us," said protester Edward Fong, 28.

READ: Hong Kong activists take cause to US Congress, urge pressure on Beijing

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One speaker called on US senators to vote for the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019, saying it would be their "most powerful weapon". Some protesters waved US flags.

Protesters attend a rally in Hong Kong on October 14, 2019, calling on US politicians to pass a Bill that could alter Washington's relationship with the trading hub. (Photo: AFP / Anthony WALLACE)

The Bill supports human rights in Hong Kong with measures under consideration such as annual reviews of its special economic status and sanctions on those who undermine its autonomy.

The text will not be finalised until it passes both houses of Congress and is signed by the president. It could be discussed and voted on by the US House of Representatives as early as this week.

Among the Bill's sponsors is Josh Hawley, a Republican senator for Missouri who was in Hong Kong on a two-day trip during which he watched protests on Sunday.

"The situation here is urgent," he told reporters shortly before flying back to Washington before Monday night's rally.

READ: US senator warns Hong Kong becoming 'police state'

US Republican Senator from Missouri Josh Hawley takes questions from the media in Hong Kong, where he warned the territory was slding towards becoming a police state. (Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

The Hong Kong government late on Monday "expressed regret" over the protesters' demands for US Congress to pass the Bill, and reiterated that "foreign legislatures should not interfere in any form in the internal affairs of the HKSAR (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)".

"Since the return to the Motherland, the HKSAR has been exercising 'Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong' and a high degree of autonomy in strict accordance with the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China," it said in a press release.

"The 'one country, two systems' principle has been fully and successfully implemented. Human rights and freedoms in Hong Kong are fully protected by the Basic Law, the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance and other legislation. The HKSAR Government attaches great importance to them and is determined to safeguard them," it added.

Protesters attend a rally in Hong Kong on October 14, 2019, calling on US politicians to pass a Bill that could alter Washington's relationship with the trading hub. (Photo: AFP / Anthony WALLACE)

READ: Hong Kong gears up for another protest after latest weekend of unrest

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The city was battered by another weekend of unrest as hardcore protesters and police fought running battles with officers warning the violence had now reached

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