Tens of thousands of people dressed in black covered Hong Kong's streets today to mark the six months since the protests broke out.

Young to old protesters march from Victoria Park in the busy shopping district of Causeway Bay to Chater Road near the central financial district.

Authorities gave the green light to the Civil Rights Front (CHRF), the organizer of the mostly peaceful protests in June, to organize the march this time. This is the first time CHRF has been granted a protest since August 18.

"I will fight for freedom until I die because I'm from Hong Kong," said June, a 40-year-old black-dressed mother sitting on the lawn of Victoria Park. "Today is to stand side by side with Hong Kong and the international community."

Protesters chanted "5 requests, nothing except", referring to the protesters' requests for the government, including withdrawing the extradition bill, conducting democratic elections, chief executive Carrie Lam from officials and police investigators use force against protesters, withdraw accusations of rebellion and release captured protesters.

Police earlier said they had arrested 11 people aged 20 to 63, confiscating weapons including military knives, artillery, 105 bullets and semi-automatic pistols. This is the first time they have confiscated their guns in the past six months of protests.

In a statement on December 7, the special zone government called for protesters to take the road in order and peace. Police said they had learned a lesson and would humbly listen to and accept criticisms, but warned against intolerance to extremist protesters.

At 16:44 (15:44 Hanoi time), the organizers announced that protesters had arrived at Chater Street, the planned ending point. They asked protesters to disperse peacefully after reaching the end.

However, dozens of black-clothed protesters gathered in a street on the corner of Great George Street and Paterson Street. Dozens of riot police and water cannons and armored vehicles have been deployed on Paterson Street and Kingston Street in Central District.

Demonstrations broke out in Hong Kong on June 9 to protest the extradition bill that will allow suspects to be brought to jurisdictions where the Special Zone has not signed an extradition treaty, including mainland China. After the Hong Kong government withdrew the bill in September, protesters continued down the road.

Demonstrations many times became violent with the burning of cars and buildings, throwing petrol bombs at police, throwing debris from overpasses down the road and smashing shopping centers, while police responded with tear gas. , tornado and sometimes live bullets. According to statistics, Hong Kong has witnessed 900 public protests, marches and gatherings since June. Nearly 6,000 people were arrested, of which more than 30% were aged 21-25.

The situation in Hong Kong was relatively quiet recently after the Democratic Party won the district council election on November 24, winning 90% of the 452 seats. During the march today, many people were upset because the Chief of the Special Zone did not make any concessions after the victory of the Democratic faction.

For the past two days, Hong Kong Police Chief Chris Tang has been in Beijing to meet senior central government officials, including Public Security Minister Zhao Kezhi. Tang said Hong Kong police forces will control all violent acts during the protest today.

"If there is a fire, petrol bomb or damage to the shops, we will take action. But for minor issues, we will handle it in a flexible and humane manner," Tang told reporters at Beijing.