Hong Kong Protesters Rehearse for ‘Anti-Communist March’
Demonstrators hold flags reading "Free Hong Kong. Revolution Now" during a rally at Edinburgh Place on Jan. 12.
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Thousands of people gathered in a square in Hong Kong’s city center on Sunday afternoon for a peaceful rally under the watchful gaze of riot police who kept their distance from the event while patrolling the area.
The authorized meeting was held by Hong Kong Civil Assembly Team, which described it as a “pre-march assembly” for a rally scheduled for next Sunday that is billed as a “universal siege on communists.” Next week’s event will call on the international community to sanction the Hong Kong government for not responding to protesters’ demands, organizers said.