- Title: National day protests continue on despite Hong Kong police crackdown
- Date: 1st October 2019
- Summary: HONG KONG, CHINA (OCTOBER 1, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF RIOT POLICE CHECKING BAG OF CIVILIANS AT WONG TAI SIN VARIOUS OF DISPLAY SIGNS CONGRATULATING 70 YEARS SINCE FOUNDING OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / RIOT POLICE CHINA AND HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION FLAGS RIOT POLICE LOOKING ON RIOT POLICE CONDUCTING SEARCH ON CIVILIAN RIOT POLICE STANDING VARIOUS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS GETTING UPSET WITH PRESENCE OF RIOT POLICE / LOCAL RESIDENTS ARGUING WITH POLICE VARIOUS OF RIOT POLICE LOOKING ON VARIOUS OF MAN UPSET WITH POLICE PRESENCE AND ARGUING WITH POLICE VARIOUS OF RIOT POLICE STANDING AT SQUARE VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING IN SHA TIN PROTESTERS MARCHING IN CAUSEWAY BAY
- Embargoed: 15th October 2019 06:59
- Keywords: Hong Kong protest crackdown police
- Location: HONG KONG, CHINA
- City: HONG KONG, CHINA
- Country: Hong Kong
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest
- Reuters ID: LVA001AZ9K56V
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Hong Kong police crackdown on protesters as a city-wide protest is expected on Tuesday (October 1), the China's National Day.
In the midst of an unprecedented lockdown, barricades in the city centre, shuttered stores and a heavy police presence could be seen and felt as authorities were scrambling to ensure that protests do not overshadow celebrations in Beijing.
The former British colony has been racked by nearly four months of street clashes and demonstrations, posing the gravest popular challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping since he came to power
Protesters have vowed to seize on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China to propel their calls for greater democracy onto the international stage, hijacking an occasion Beijing sees as an opportunity to showcase China's economic and military progress.
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