Hong Kong to End Year With Multiple Protests, Kick off 2020 With Big March

Hong Kong to End Year With Multiple Protests, Kick off 2020 With Big March
People attend a pro-democracy rally at Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong, China on Dec. 29, 2019. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
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HONG KONG—Hong Kong will end 2019 with multiple protests planned for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, which has seen a rise in clashes between police and protesters since Christmas.

Events dubbed “Suck the Eve” and “Shop With You” are set for New Year’s Eve on Dec. 31 in areas including the party district of Lan Kwai Fong, the picturesque Victoria Harbour, and popular shopping malls, according to notices on social media.