- Title: Hong Kong 'silver-haired' sit-in, masked protesters rally against emergency laws
- Date: 12th October 2019
- Summary: HONG KONG, CHINA (OCTOBER 12, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS CHANTING WHILE MARCHING AND CARRYING UMBRELLAS PROTESTER WEARING A 'GUY FAWKES' MASK (ANTI-GOVERNMENT, ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT SYMBOL) RIOT POLICE OBSERVING (SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) 52-YEAR-OLD PROTESTER, MRS. WONG (FIRST NAME NOT GIVEN), SAYING: "I think that if we don't come out today, then there won't be (another) opportunity. I don't know if we will succeed or not this time. But I know that only by coming out we will have a chance. We would like to let more friends from abroad know that we Hong Kong people are at the end of our ropes when it comes to resisting this extremely oppressive Communist Party." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE MARCHING AND ARRIVING AT MONG KOK AREA PEOPLE MARCHING AND CARRYING U.S. FLAGS PROTESTER WEARING 'GUY FAWKES' FACE MASK PROTESTERS MARCHING WITH UMBRELLAS PROTESTER WEARING PIG FACE MASK PROTESTERS MARCHING (SOUNDBITE) (Cantonese) 19-YEAR-OLD PROTESTER, LEO (SURNAME NOT GIVEN), SAYING: "It's all about fighting for our five demands. Maybe in recent times there has not been any huge march, there have only been smaller actions by the protesters, and it might look like the demands from the people have dispersed. The violent actions have subsided too. What we hope for is to keep fighting for our five demands today, to let the government and world know that the will of the people still support (the five demands)." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE HOLDING UMBRELLAS AND MARCHING VARIOUS OF PEOPLE, SOME ELDERLY, GATHERING FOR SO-CALLED 'SILVER HAIRED' SIT-IN NEAR POLICE HEADQUARTERS
- Embargoed: 26th October 2019 13:24
- Keywords: Hong Kong China protest march sit-in demonstration anti-emergency law
- Location: HONG KONG, CHINA
- City: HONG KONG, CHINA
- Country: Hong Kong
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001B0SI5HJ
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Hundreds of people in Hong Kong joined a march on Saturday (October 12) against colonial-era emergency laws banning face masks at public rallies.
The emergency laws were introduced a week ago, sparking some of the worst violence since the protests started. Protesters use masks to shield their identities.
Hong Kong's protests started in opposition to a now-abandoned extradition bill but have mushroomed in four months into a pro-democracy movement and an outlet for anger at social inequality in the Asian financial hub.
On Saturday, protesters marching in Hong Kong's shopping district in Tsim Sha Tsui and Mong Kok wore face masks in defiance of the new laws. Some wore Guy Fawkes masks - a well-known symbol of anti-establishment, anti-government sentiment, also known as an 'anonymous' mask.
Outside police headquarters, a group calling itself the "silver-haired marchers" started a 48-hour sit-in to protest against what it says is an unjust government, escalating police violence and indiscriminate arrests.
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