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Hong Kong Protesters March to Protest Police Use of Force

Associated Press

   Updated at 4:50 a.m.

   HONG KONG -- A sea of black-shirted protesters, some with bright yellow
   helmets and masks but many with just backpacks, marched down a major
   street in central Hong Kong on Sunday in the latest rally in what has
   become a summer of protest.

   The march followed a short rally at Chater Garden, a park in the
   financial district, against the police use of tear gas, rubber bullets
   and other force to break up a protest the previous Sunday.

   Police had denied permission to the organizers to march to the Sheung
   Wan district, where the tear gas was used. In a surprise move, the
   protesters headed in the opposite direction.

   Chanting "Add oil," a phrase that roughly means "Keep up the fight,"
   they walked past government and police headquarters. Their destination
   was unclear.

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