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Demonstrators in black poured out onto the streets in Tsim Sha Tsui district this afternoon, a week after the democratic victory in district elections in Hong Kong.
The protest began in the middle of the afternoon, thousands of people in black shirts and masks moved along a police-licensed route from the Hong Kong Cultural Center to the Hung Hom area in Kowloon District. Many of them shouted slogans on the road.
Protesters in Tsim Sha Tsui district afternoon 1/12 Photo: SCMP
Police issued a warning signal at 15:45 when some people moved out of the pre-registered route. They spray pepper spray on some protesters. Special forces are also deployed to monitor and urge the crowd to return to the sidewalk.
Hundreds of people this morning also gathered in front of the US consulate in Hong Kong, waving the American flag and holding a banner to thank President Donald Trump for signing the Hong Kong Act. "Thank you for the great gift and God bless America," one speaker said through the loudspeaker.
Many families also took to the streets to protest police using tear gas to suppress protesters as well as a mask ban imposed by the special zone.
Hong Kong protests erupted in early June 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 Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced his withdrawal in September, protesters still took to the streets to make other demands.
Protesters on November 17 gathered in Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where the last of the five universities were occupied as a base for protesters disrupting city traffic.
The police deployed forces around the school and used rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannons to prevent people from escaping without handing them over. After a few days, most of the protesters left school and about 1,100 were arrested.
The situation of the district was temporarily quiet when the district councilor election took place with the victory of the democratic side when it won 377/452 seats. However, Hong Kong protesters vowed to continue to conduct new protests.
