Hundreds of anti-government protesters marched in multiple Hong Kong neighborhoo...
HONG KONG - Hundreds of anti-government protesters marched in multiple Hong Kong neighborhoods on Saturday against government plans to potentially turn some buildings into coronavirus quarantine centers, demanding full closure of the mainland China border.
The protests - which escalated in June over a perceived tightening of Beijing’s grip over the city, which Beijing denies - have lost their intensity in recent weeks as panic over the virus kept most people indoors. On Saturday, hundreds rallied in the northern neighborhoods of Tai Po and Tin Shui Wai as well as in Aberdeen on the Hong Kong island, chanting “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our times” and “Oppose pneumonia clinic”. Most protesters wore surgical masks and many were dressed in all black.“The government didn’t listen to public demands of a complete border closure, and now they want to set up epidemic clinics in 18 districts.
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