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Hong Kong Protesters Expected to Defy Police

Suzanne Sataline

   HONG KONG - Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong are expected to
   defy police and march in four weekend protests, all of which officials
   banned because of safety concerns in a move that critics said further
   stifles freedoms in the Chinese territory.

   Of all the protest requests submitted for police approval, officials
   are allowing a single rally in Victoria Park, on Sunday. This is the
   third consecutive weekend that police banned some anti-government
   events in a city that is famous for its mass marches and vigils.

   Senior Police Superintendent Jim Ng said that the banned protests were
   set in neighborhoods or near locations that had recently seen volatile
   confrontations between demonstrators and police, and the proposed
   events would likely spill into violence.

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