Hong Kong protesters return to city streets to keep pressure on government and show support for radicals at Polytechnic University
- Crowds gather at IFC Mall in Central, while traffic briefly grinds to a halt in Kowloon Bay
- Demonstrators call for five demands to be met
Protesters returned to the streets of Hong Kong on Tuesday, continuing their regular lunchtime rallies and vowing to make their voices heard even after the pan-democrats’ landslide victory in the district council elections two days before.
In Central, more than 100 protesters gathered at an atrium in the IFC Mall at 12.45pm, chanting political slogans and expressing support for those radicals still hiding inside Polytechnic University, where protesters and police clashed 10 days ago.
Across Victoria Harbour in Kowloon Bay, more than 200 people occupied the crossroads between Sheung Yuet Road and Wang Chiu Road, bringing traffic to a halt for 20 minutes.
When riot police holding batons, shields and crowd-control guns arrived at 1.45pm, the crowd rushed back onto the pavement and some went into shops. The blue flag was raised to tell people they were taking part in an illegal assembly.
Traffic resumed soon afterward and police stayed at the junction while protesters watched from the pavement. Some of the protesters said they were satisfied with Sunday’s election results, but would not stop coming out.