Hong Kong police chief calls for peaceful weekend protest


Hong Kong's new Police Chief Chris Tang arriving in Beijing to meet officials of the Ministry of Public Security and the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council during his two days visit in the city. - AP

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's police chief urged people to demonstrate peacefully on Sunday (Dec 8), when organisers expect a large turnout for a pro-democracy march intended to show the movement still has strong momentum.

Police have given a rare green light to the demonstration, organised by the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), the group that called the largely peaceful million-strong marches in the summer.

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