HK office workers start protest week
son Hua Chunying said.
“China urged the US side to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs,” Hua said, adding: “China will take necessary actions in accordance with the situation to safeguard the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong, as well as national sovereignty, security and development interests.”
Hua added that there was evidence that some “organisations have supported anti-china disrupters in Hong Kong.”
HONG KONG: Hundreds of office workers in Hong Kong’s business district gathered on Monday for the first in a week of lunchtime protests backing the pro-democracy movement after its resounding victory in district polls last month in the Chinese-ruled city.
A day earlier police again fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters as they marched past the city’s Kowloon waterfront, after first going to the US consulate on Hong Kong island to show gratitude for Washington’s support.
There was no such confrontation at the two-hour rally in the central business district on Monday, as some people went back to their offices after their demonstration of solidarity. Others said they would be striking for the full five days.
The gathering in Chater Garden probably drew Hong Kong’s best-dressed protesters, and organisers have called on them to come out every day this week.
Protests over the last six months have drawn a wide swathe of Hong Kong society - from students to pensioners. Even white-collar professionals have sometimes blocked roads in recent weeks. REUTERS