Hong Kong Police Reject Labor Group’s Request for May 1 March

Demonstrators stand spaced apart during a protest at the International Finance Center (IFC) Mall in the Central district of Hong Kong, April 24. — Demonstrators stand spaced apart during a protest at the International Finance Center (IFC) Mall in the Central district of Hong Kong, April 24.
Photographer: Justin Chin/Bloomberg

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By Max Zimmerman and Apple Lam

April 25, 2020 at 8:02 AM UTC

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Hong Kong police rejected an application by a pro-democracy labor group to hold a march on May 1, citing concerns about public health and security risks, the government said in a statement on Friday.

The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions had proposed to hold the march in groups of four spaced at least 1.5 meters apart. It expressed concern in a Facebook post that the police were using laws against gathering to suppress freedom of expression and called for a detailed explanation.