Thousands mark one month of Hong Kong protests

HK protests

Thousands of people in Hong Kong have turned up for a rally outside the city's government headquarters to mark one month of protests.

Clutching umbrellas, adopted as a protest symbol, they observed 87 seconds of silence - a reference to the 87 times police fired tear gas on protesters.

The rally will see key protest leaders address the crowd later.

Activists are calling for full democracy in Hong Kong.

Pro-democracy protesters open their umbrellas for 87 seconds, marking the 87 rounds of tear gas that were fired by the Hong Kong police at unarmed student protesters in exactly the same location one month ago, at the Admiralty protest zone which has been newly dubbed "Umbrella Square", Admiralty, Hong Kong, China, 28 October 2014

The rally is being held at the Admiralty protest site, which saw many thousands of protesters fill its streets after police fired tear gas on protesters at the height of the movement.

Pro-democracy protesters spread a yellow banner with the words reading: "I want genuine universal suffrage" at a rally in the occupied areas outside government headquarters in Hong Kong"s Admiralty Tuesday, 28 Oct 2014.

Protesters carried banners at the rally. The above banner reads: "I want a real election"

Pro-democracy protesters hold up umbrellas and chant slogans to mark the one-month anniversary of the Occupy civil disobedience movement as they block a main road at Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong 28 October 2014

Those attending the rally chanted slogans before they observed the silence.

Pro-democracy protesters dance with umbrellas to mark one month since they took to the streets, in the Mongkok district of Hong Kong on 28 October 2014

Others staged dance performances as part of the rally

On Sunday protest leaders abandoned plans to hold a ballot over whether to accept several government concessions. Protest leaders said they decided to "adjourn" the vote after disagreements over its format and apologised for a "lack of discussion" with protesters.

Last week student protest leaders and government officials held talks for the first time, but made little progress towards ending the impasse.

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2014年10月28日星期二