Thousands Rally In Hong Kong To Demand Full Democracy – AP

From AP, via International Herald Tribune:

Thousands of people marched through Hong Kong Sunday to demand the right to pick the city’s leader and the entire legislature in 2012.

More than 5,500 people also hoisted umbrellas to form the numbers 2-0-1-2 ” their target year for full democracy ” before they started off, pro-democracy lawmaker Ronny Tong (ʱ§ÂÆ∂È™Ö) said.

They occupied three soccer pitches in a Hong Kong park. [Full Text]

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October 7, 2007 3:44 AM
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