Hong Kong protest organisers reassure "peaceful, rational, non-violent" Sunday assembly
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1427493
Hong Kong protest organisers reassure "peaceful, rational, non-violent" Sunday assembly
- Title: Hong Kong protest organisers reassure "peaceful, rational, non-violent" Sunday assembly
- Date: 17th August 2019
- Summary: HONG KONG, CHINA (AUGUST 17, 2019) (REUTERS) CONVENOR OF CIVIL HUMAN RIGHTS FRONT (CHRF), JIMMY SHAM, SPEAKING TO MEDIA MEDIA RECORDING AUDIO (SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) CONVENOR OF CIVIL HUMAN RIGHTS FRONT (CHRF), JIMMY SHAM, SAYING: "'We call on the police commander to keep in touch with our organizers closely tomorrow, not to create chaos and conflict, and I have confidence in Hong Kong citizens (to have a peaceful rally).'' NEWS CONFERENCE ONGOING (SOUNDBITE) (English) PAN-DEMOCRAT LAWMAKER, AU NOK-HIN, SAYING: "Objective from us as organizers is to hope to organize a peaceful, rational, non-violent assembly tomorrow, so that I hope the people should not worry about any legal consequence of that. And, what we have to show is the world and the Hong Kong government that we, Hong Kong people, can do it. And that would be slapping Mrs. Carrie Lam's face, that's we Hong Kong people would not get into your trap. MEDIA FILMING
- Embargoed: 31st August 2019 14:19
- Keywords: Hong Kong China Pan-democrat protest rally gathering extradition bill
- Location: HONG KONG, CHINA
- City: HONG KONG, CHINA
- Country: Hong Kong
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest
- Reuters ID: LVA001ASLU0QV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: AUDIO AS INCOMING
Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmaker of the Pan-democrat and the Civil Human Rights Front members on Saturday (August 17) said they will not be causing chaos at Sunday's scheduled mass gathering.
Au Nok-sin told reporters that the protest would be done in a "peaceful, rational, non-violent" way and hope the Sunday's gathering would 'slap' leader Carrie Lam in the face and not fall into her 'trap'.
Following the escalation in violence during the past few days, the demonstrations this weekend will provide a litmus test as to whether the protest movement can retain the broad support that it has appeared to enjoy.
Demonstrators say they are fighting the erosion of the "one country, two systems" arrangement that enshrined some autonomy for Hong Kong since China took it back from Britain in 1997.
During the past week they have increasingly directed their frustrations toward police, who have responded with fiercer determination to clear them from the streets.
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