Update: July 1, 11:20 p.m. HKT
Organizers of Hong Kong’s annual march on July 1 said that over 550,000 people took part, breaking the record in 2014 when 510,000 Hongkongers came out to demand universal suffrage in electing the city’s top official.
Hong Kong’s July 1 March Sees Record Number of Attendees Demanding Extradition Bill Be Scrapped
Protesters attend the annual pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong on the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China on July 1, 2019. Dale De La Rey/AFP/Getty Images
Frank Fang
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Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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