Hong Kong protesters block major highway near parliament
By DW
29 June 2019 |
6:13 pm
Protesters have gathered near Hong Kong’s main government complex, blocking most of a major city highway. Demonstrators insist that a controversial law, allowing extradition to the Chinese mainland, be abolished.
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