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Hong Kong Residents Protest Peacefully in Latest Push for Reforms

VOA News

   Tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators marched peacefully
   through the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, the 11th weekend in a row
   of anti-government protests.

   The Civil Human Rights Front, the driving force behind the Hong Kong
   protests throughout the summer, had called for a "rational,
   non-violent" demonstration on Sunday.

   Protesters had previously clashed with police in the streets during
   other weekend protests and for two days last week at Hong Kong's
   international airport, leading to the cancellation of nearly 1,000
   flights.

   On the eve of Sunday's rally, Canada released a joint statement with
   the European Union in defense of the "fundamental right of assembly"
   for Hong Kong citizens.

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