New protests in Hong Kong against Chinese government policies

HONG KONG.- A summer of demonstrations.
For weeks, thousands of people have demonstrated in Hong Kong to demand democracy and oppose Chinese politics and this Sunday is no exception: despite the ban on leaving,
Tens of thousands of protesters have started a new claim today,
a day after
violent incidents
in which the police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Against the participants.

The crowd, concentrated in the heart of the city, took a major street in a shopping district and began barricading to cut off the area and defend it from the officers.
With black shirts, masks and bright yellow helmets, hundreds of thousands of people walk to the sound of songs that claim to "continue the fight" For a beautiful avenue.

Two other groups have taken different directions, one to the west, where is the Liaison Office with China, attacked last week with eggs and stained ink, which angered the government to Beijing.

Hong Kong has been involved in the protests for seven weeks after opposition to an extradition law led to the resignation of the head of government and to investigate the potential use of excessive force by the police to control demonstrations.

The previous Sunday,
45 people were injured in Yuen Long when men dressed in white T-shirts, armed with sticks and sticks, hit anti-government protesters returning home.

Behind the markets, there is a latent interest in the establishment of a complete democracy for the Chinese semi-autonomous territory. The head of the city is now elected on a proBeijing committee, rather than on direct elections.

The protests took place following a controversial draft law aimed at facilitating extraditions to China, but which resulted in a wider movement calling for democratic reforms, in a context of concern regarding Beijing's alleged growing interference in the internal affairs of the former British colony, which was forced back into China in 1997.

From the Chinese communist government, they condemned the acts of violence that they described as "absolutely intolerable", but let the local authorities resolve the crisis alone.

However, Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's head of government, showed no sign of wanting to reverse his policy or take the measures that were imposed, beyond the suspension of the controversial draft law. l & # 39; extradition.

AP and AFP agencies