Hong Kong protests: 1,000 people join peaceful rally in Central organised by the elderly and students to keep pressure on government after pro-democracy camp election win

Rally in Central organised by secondary school students and so-called silver-haired group to show their calls for freedom and democracy are cross-generational

Chater Garden rally, which police had authorised, followed sweeping victory for pro-democracy camp in last Sunday’s district council elections

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The protesters gather at Chater Garden in Central on Saturday afternoon, signalling they still want the five demands to be met. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Published: 2:59pm, 30 Nov 2019Updated: 5:35pm, 30 Nov 2019

About 1,000 young and elderly protesters gathered in downtown Hong Kong on Saturday after a peaceful week following district council elections, to show that their demands had not changed despite a landslide victory for the pro-democracy camp in the polls.

The rally was organised by secondary school students and the so-called silver-haired group, to demonstrate that their calls for freedom and democracy were cross-generational.

The peaceful rally at Chater Garden in Central, which police had authorised, followed a sweeping victory for the pro-democracy camp in last Sunday’s elections, taking control of 17 out of the city’s 18 district councils.

People from all walks of life across all ages came together to take part in the rally, to keep the anti-government movement alive. Apart from students and the elderly, there were also pastors, artists and educators who came onstage to share their views on why the movement must go on.

Students and the elderly jointly organised the rally. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Tam Kwok-sun, 64, one of the rally organisers, said he hoped the event could unite the young and old to keep the protest movement alive until all their demands had been met.