Hong Kong today saw its biggest demonstrations since sit-in protests over proposed electoral reforms brought the city to a standstill five years ago. Incredible aerial shots showed a sea of white as professionals, students, young and old donned the colour to file down Hong Kong’s narrow roads. Protestors waved placards above their heads in sweltering temperatures under the watchful eye of police officials. United by a single aim, the massive crowd called for the end of the extradition law being planned for the autonomous island by China.
Chants of “no China extradition, no evil law” were echoed through the streets.
What is the planned extradition law?Protestors were rallying against China’s new bill to send suspects to mainland China to face trial.
Human rights groups say the legislation could thwart Hong Kong’s democratic independence and expose its population to the Chinese judicial system.
Hong Kong protests: Hundreds of thousands of people marched through the city (Image: Getty)
Campaigners allege detainees in China routinely face torture, arbitrary detentions, forced confessions and problems in accessing lawyers.
Rocky Chang, a 59-year-old professor, told Reuters: “This is the end game for Hong Kong, it is a matter of life
