Wow. Sea of protestors in #HongKong ‘s Victoria Park today, estimate of 1.7 million say organizers despite rain.
11th week, 5 demands & rejecting police brutality:
pic.twitter.com/9cL6BhLTQX— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) August 18, 2019
There are only about 7.5 million in Hong Kong.
Via Daily Caller:
Hong Kong protest organizer Civil Human Rights Front estimates more than 1.7 million people gathered in the rain Sunday for the city’s 11th consecutive week of demonstrations.
Government officials told protesters to stay in Victoria Park, but the large, pro-democracy crowd eventually took to the streets to protest an extradition bill that would allow suspected criminals in Hong Kong to be tried in China, the South China Morning Post reported.
“The most important thing currently is to restore social order as soon as possible,” a government spokesman said, according to SCMP. “When everything is calm, the government will conduct a sincere dialogue with the public to repair strains and rebuild social harmony.”