More Than 1,000 Gather for Rain-Soaked Hong Kong Rally

More Than 1,000 Gather for Rain-Soaked Hong Kong Rally
Anti-government demonstrators take part in a protest in Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong, China, Dec. 29, 2019. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson
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HONG KONG—More than 1,000 people rallied in the rain in Hong Kong’s financial district on Dec. 29, chanting slogans in favor of democracy as they huddled under a sea of umbrellas.

The crowd, a mix of young and older people, wore black and turquoise surgical masks to hide their identities as they listened to organizers who spoke in a park on a makeshift stage.