Thousands of elderly Hongkongers marched on Wednesday in solidarity with young anti-extradition law protesters.
Billed as a march for the “silver-haired,” the event drew large crowds to Chater Garden in Central. Organisers said over 8,000 people joined the rally, which ended outside the Admiralty government headquarters.
Marchers voiced opposed to the now-suspended extradition bill, which would allow Hong Kong to transfer fugitives to mainland China.
Like other protests in recent, the march also reiterated the five core demands put forward by protesters, including calls for an independent investigation into police behaviour and universal suffrage.
Activist Yeung Po-hi, one of the protest organisers, read aloud a statement in support of “our youth in their struggle of no return.”
“In their fight against the extradition bill, our youth brave truncheons, tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, violent arrest and, harsh punishment,” Yeung said. “We are proud of them – their determination, mobilisation and tactics, teamwork and self-organisation.”
The statement also endorsed the storming of the legislature on July 1, describing it as a justifiable response by young people and a “symbolic provocation” to the Chinese Communist Party.
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