More than 39,000 protesters applied to hold hands to demand democratic reforms for the city between 8pm and 9pm today
Daily Mail: Tens of thousands of Hong Kong demonstrators form human chains across the city to demand democratic reforms after being inspired by the 'Baltic Way' protest against Soviet rule 30 years ago
* More than 39,000 protesters applied to hold hands to form human chains across Hong Kong late Friday
* The rally was inspired by a protest against the Soviet Union in three Baltic states on August 23, 1989
* Other peaceful demonstrators held Hong Kong flags or mobile phones with lights shining in city centre
* The demonstration, called the 'Hong Kong Way', was the latest of a series of non-violent protests this week
* In Lithuanian where the 'Baltic Way' event happened, residents staged a rally to support Hong Kong activists
Tens of thousands of people held hands across Hong Kong late Friday in a dazzling, neon-framed recreation of a pro-democracy 'Baltic Way' protest against Soviet rule three decades ago.
The city's skyscraper-studded harbour-front as well as several busy shopping districts were lined with peaceful protesters, many wearing surgical masks to hide their identity and holding Hong Kong flags or mobile phones with lights shining.
The human chain is the latest creative demonstration in nearly three months of rolling protests which have tipped Hong Kong into an unprecedented political crisis.
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