Hong Kong protests: more than 1,000 gather in Causeway Bay for approved anti-government rally, with banned marches also likely to attract demonstrators
- Crowds building in Victoria Park for legal rally, with demonstrators expected to attend other unauthorised routes
- Sunday’s protests follow clashes involving police and protesters across at least seven city districts the previous day
More than 1,000 black-clad demonstrators were gathering in Victoria Park in Causeway Bay for an anti-government protest on Sunday afternoon as Hong Kong braced for another day of unrest.
The rally in one of Hong Kong’s most popular shopping districts was given official approval, but two marches planned in Sham Shui Po and east Hong Kong Island on Sunday have been banned by police.
But it was expected large crowds of protesters would go beyond the restricted area in Causeway Bay and occupy roads in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon to voice their demands, following the pattern of previous unauthorised and part-approved protests.
Police were gearing up in North Point, while security at Happy Valley police station had been stepped up on Sunday.
