Hundreds of masked Hong Kong pro-democracy supporters rally in London’s Trafalgar Square and Tower Bridge
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Hundreds of masked pro-democracy Hong Kong students and supporters formed a human chain across London’s iconic Tower Bridge on Saturday in protest against the city’s anti-mask ban before marching three miles to stage a rally Trafalgar Square.
It was the second demonstration in the UK capital in as many days with hundreds gathering in the same place on Friday night for a candlelight vigil.
“We just want to protect what we are proud of being Hongkongers for” said one supporter, a man in his thirties who worked in London. Another elderly lady, almost in tears said: “Even for an old lady like me it is not safe any more. We could just get kidnapped and disappear. No one cares about Hong Kong because we are not white.”
While the crowd was peaceful, one man on roller skates and wearing a gas mask ripped a Chinese flag in pieces with the point of his umbrella, as one of the masked leaders of the demonstration pledged to “fight in the street and fight in the hills”.
“There are three overseas British citizens in Hong Kong whose lives are in danger right now,” he said. “We want the British government to act on it and investigate the breach of the joint agreement between China and Britain.”