Hong Kong marks 5 years of 'Umbrella' protests

September 28, 2019 21:31

Thousands of protesters on Saturday gathered in Hong Kong to mark the fifth anniversary of Umbrella Revolution.

Washington Post reported that protesters gathered in the tens of thousands to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2014 revolution, which awakened them to the city's distinct identity to oppose their masters in Beijing and laid the groundwork for a political crisis now in its 17th week.

A banner put up at the protest read "We are back". South China Morning Post reported that Police took the banner down within an hour.

The protesters armed with stacks of posters, stickers, fliers and cans of glue and spray paint rebuilt the "Lennon Walls" of anti-government graffiti which was assembled from Victoria Park to Tamar Park.

Police used water cannons to blast a blue-tinted dye to quickly clear the protesters.

When the 2014 movement came to an end, protesters then had put up banners which read "We will be Back." The movement was triggered by a proposal from Beijing that would grant Hong Kong only limited democracy, rather than being allowed to choose the city's leader.

The protesters also took over the same road that they occupied in 2014.

Hong Kong has been already rocked by months-long protest over the controversial extradition bill that now stands withdrawn.

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