Marchers in show of support for Leung
Rally draws an older crowd who air views on 'destabilising' pan-democrats - and hurl abuse at those who want Leung out
Thousands of protesters attempted to steal the thunder of an anti-government rally planned for tomorrow with a march through the city yesterday in support of the besieged chief executive.
Caring Hong Kong Power, an online group, organised the rally that was attended predominantly by middle-aged and elderly people.
They chanted slogans supporting Leung Chun-ying, and slamming the "destructive" pan-democrats.
It came as anti-Leung groups also staged citywide rallies to galvanise public support for a New Year's Day protest tomorrow organised by the Civil Human Rights Front and expected to draw 50,000 people.
Yesterday, as they made their way from Victoria Park to the government headquarters at Tamar, Admiralty, protesters aired their views on the "destabilising" and "foreign-power-backed" forces disrupting the Leung administration. Organisers said it was a bid to counter the pan-democrats' repeated attempts to overthrow the chief executive and his government.
Police said there were 2,600 protesters at the event's peak but organisers said as many as 40,000 attended.