Thousands of protesters, some carrying Hong Kong colonial flags, crowd a street urging new Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying to step down. Leung was sworn into office on Sunday by Chinese President Hu Jintao for a five-year term as governor. (Bobby Yip/Reuters)
Protesters March as New Hong Kong Leader Is Sworn In -- New York Times
HONG KONG — Huge crowds of protesters thronged the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday afternoon, hours after President Hu Jintao of China swore in a new chief executive and cabinet for the territory.
Surging down broad avenues between high-rises in a central shopping district, the protesters marched toward two government office complexes carrying a variety of banners. A wide range of causes were represented, including greater democracy in Hong Kong and calls for better state pensions and day care.
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More News On The Unrest In Hong Kong
Hong Kongers protest 15 years of Chinese rule -- CBC/AP
Mass protests as Hong Kong marks 15 years under China -- BBC
Mass Protests as Hong Kong Marks 15 Years of Chinese Rule -- Voice of America
Huge demonstration as Hong Kong marks 15 years under China -- New York Daily News
Protesters March in Hong Kong as Leung Vows to Fight Poverty -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Hundreds of thousands protest as Hu Jintao visits Hong Kong -- The Guardian
Hong Kong’s malaise over China boils over -- Globe and Mail
My Comment: I have been to both places on numerous occasions .... and the one thing that has always struck me about both Hong Kong and China is how stark the business/political cultural divide is between both places. As I always enjoy telling my mainland Chinese contacts .... if Hong Kong is such a big thorn on your side, just imagine how difficult it would be if Taiwan agrees to unification with China.
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