Hong Kong braces for weekend of mass protests ahead of China’s National Day
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(Worthy News) – Hong Kong braces for another weekend of mass protests.
Ahead of China’s National Day, protesters are expected to march the streets on Sept. 28 to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Umbrella Movement. The organizers posted online, that on Oct. 1 there will be “No National Day. But National Calamity March.”
Some have voiced concern that Beijing may deploy military troops to intervene in the city, but Kurt Tong, former U.S. consul general to Hong Kong, told CNBC, “I don’t think Oct. 1 is going to be some magic day.” [ Source: CNBC (Read More…) ]
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