Hong Kong residents expand protests to call for resignation of territory leader and probe into police violence

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Protests that began in opposition to a proposed extradition law have swelled to include complaints that local leaders are more responsive to the Beijing government than to the territory’s people.

Hundreds of journalists hold banners saying 'Stop police violence, defend press freedom' during a silent march to police headquarters and the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Sunday.Protesters demanding the resignation of Hong Kong’s chief executive and an investigation into complaints of police violence filled the streets of a northern town Sunday, adding to an outpouring of grievances against the territory’s leaders.

Protests that began in opposition to a proposed extradition law have swelled to include complaints about an influx of mainland Chinese into Hong Kong and that local leaders are more responsive to the Beijing government than to the territory’s people.On Sunday, protesters demanded an investigation into complaints police assaulted participants in earlier demonstrations against the extradition law. Some carried signs reading “Police Are Liars.” Other signs read “Defend Hong Kong.

 

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