PROTESTERS stormed Hong Kong’s Parliament building yesterday evening as the territory marked its China handover anniversary, smashing through reinforced windows and steel shutters in unprecedented scenes that plunge the city further into crisis.
The latest unrest ramps up tensions in the financial hub, which has been rocked by three weeks of historic demonstrations against a hugely unpopular bill that would allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland.
Tens of thousands of democracy activists staged another peaceful march during the afternoon, calling for the city’s pro-Beijing leader to step down and reverse what they saw as years of sliding freedoms. - July 2, 2019.
A protester expresses his unhappiness on the Hong Kong emblem after hundreds of people break into government headquarters, on the 22nd anniversary of the Hong Kong's handover from Britain to China. – AFP pic, July 2, 2019.Protesters smash the windows of the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong as the city marks the 1997 transfer of sovereignty from Britain to China. – EPA pic, July 2, 2019.Protesters seek cover under umbrellas as riot police fire tear gas into the mob outside the Legislative Council Building in Hong Kong. Hundreds of protesters broke into the Legislative Council building on the 22nd anniversary of the 1997 transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from Britain to China. – EPA pic, July 2, 2019.Riot police are locked in a stand off with thousands of protesters massed near the Legislative Council Building in Hong Kong. – EPA pic, July 2, 2019.A protester defaces the Hong Kong emblem after breaking into government headquarters in Hong Kong, on the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. – AFP pic, July 2, 2019.Riot police attempt to dislodge anti-government protesters with tear gas i in chaotic scenes in the heart of Hong Kong in the early hours today. – AFP pic, July 2, 2019.Police fire tear gas to disperse the protesters near government headquarters in Hong Kong, on the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. – AFP pic, July 2, 2019.Thousands of yellow-helmeted protesters gather outside government headquarters in Hong Kong, on the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. – AFP pic, July 2, 2019.Protesters break into the Legislative Council building during a pro-democracy march in Hong Kong demanding the resignation of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam and the full withdrawal of a suspended extradition bill. – EPA pic, July 2, 2019.Riot police clash with protesters as they arrive to disperse the mob in the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong. – EPA pic, July 2, 2019.
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