Hong Kong Rally Cut Short By Police Tear Gas

Protesters marched to the U.S. Consulate to thank Trump for supporting their cause by passing a law

In the largest of three rallies on Sunday along the waterfront on the Kowloon side of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, a key thoroughfare was packed with demonstrators, from hardened masked protesters to families and the elderly. They chanted “Five demands, not one less” and “Disband the police force” as they marched.

That rally followed two other marches earlier on Sunday as protesters sought to keep the pressure on city leader Carrie Lam after the recent win by the pro-democracy camp in district council elections and the gaining of U.S. support for their cause.

“If we don’t walk out, the government will say it’s just a youth issue, but this problem affects all of us,” Lily Chau, 30, said as she pushed her toddler in a stroller at the march in Kowloon. “If we are scared, the government will continue to trample on our rights.” Police estimated that 16,000 people attended the Kowloon rally.

‘Minimum force used’