Hong Kong Protests Swell as Demonstrators Press Demands
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Pro-democracy protests swelled in Hong Kong on the eve of a two-day holiday that may bring record numbers to rallies spreading throughout the city as organizers pressed demands for free elections.
Thousands of people packed the streets waving mobile phones, umbrellas and singing songs as they listened to speeches by protest leaders, who put the crowd at 100,000. Hong Kong marks China’s National Day tomorrow, the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.