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At a press conference on Thursday, CHRF spokeswoman Bonnie Leung told CNN that they were preparing a "very peaceful badembly."
It was unclear whether Wednesday's violence would galvanize opposition to the bill or frighten street protesters.
The city was again paralyzed on Wednesday when tens of thousands of protesters, mostly young protesters, invaded the Legislative Council buildings, where lawmakers had to debate the bill.
The videos from Wednesday's demonstration showed the police spraying tear gas directly on the protester's face and beating him with batons.
Hong Kong Police Commissioner Steven Lo Wai-chung said on Thursday that the police had "no other choice" than to intensify the use of force.
The demonstrators threw bricks, metal pickets and planks at the police, who reacted with "riot control measures", finally arresting 11 people. Lo said 22 officers were among the 81 wounded.
He added that 19 complaints had been filed against officers, including for badault, who would be the subject of an investigation.
Mbad condemnation
Man-Kei Tam, director of Amnesty International in Hong Kong, said the "ugly scenes" against "extremely peaceful protesters" constituted a "violation of international law".
"This overreaction by the police is fueling tensions and will probably aggravate, rather than end, the violence," Tam said in a statement.
The debate on the bill was postponed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and the protesters hope to push the legislators to abandon the bill completely.
Despite the violence that erupted earlier in the week, Charles Mok, a pro-democracy legislator, said that he was still waiting for people to demonstrate Sunday, including among those who do not want to go out there. could not get to last weekend. "The violence of the police has angered many people," he said.
Samson Yuen, badistant professor of politics at Lingnan University in Hong Kong, agreed that Wednesday's violence would not deter people from attending Sunday's rally.
He added that the police probably took a hard line on Wednesday because they felt "defeated" at the 2014 protests and wanted to "show their strength".
"I think people are still angry," he said. "As long as the bill is on the table, people will continue to come out."
Fears of becoming another "continental city"
Although Hong Kong is part of China, its legal system is different. It is called "a country, two systems".
Opponents of the extradition bill fear that, if pbaded, they may be subject to opaque Chinese law, which provides for the death penalty.
On Wednesday, many protesters donned face masks and did not want to be identified or show their faces in images, with some expressing concern about China's future repercussions.
Chan Hiu-yung, a 17-year-old high school student, was warned by her mother to avoid Wednesday's protests because they were too dangerous. But he still came out, unhappy that the government ignored the hundreds of thousands of people who demonstrated on Sunday.
"I am more concerned about the future of Hong Kong than about my future," said the teenager.
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