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Hong Kong ProtestsPro-democratic protesters clash riot police

Hong Kong, June 26: Over a thousand protesters have on Wednesday marched to major international consulates calling on world leaders at the coming G20 summit to raise the extremity of Hong Kong with China, and summon support for the full withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill that allows suspects in the territory to be sent to mainland China for prosecution.

According to Reuters news reports, the demonstrators holding “Please Liberate Hong Kong” posters with chanting “Help Hong Kong”, with few wearing masks, have marched to a sequence of consulates which are represented at the G20 summit going to be held in Osaka, Japan, this week.

“As long as the government doesn’t withdraw the bill, and they refuse to respond, then we will keep on fighting,” said Aslee Tam, a 19-year-old university student in the march.

“We want to make some noise during the G20 meeting, to let other countries discuss the issues in Hong Kong.”

At the United States consulate, demonstrators handed a petition urging President Donald Trump to “Back Hong Kong at the G20 summit”. They urged Trump to raise the issue of Hong Kong with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, as well as, back the full withdrawal of the extradition bill and set up an independent inquiry into Hong Kong police brutality against marchers.

They also marched to the tconsulate with foreign minister Jeremy Hunt telling parliament on Tuesday London would be banning the sales of tear gas to the territory and also called for an independent investigation into the recent brutality.

 

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