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HONG KONG — Thousands of protesters dressed in black on Sunday flooded Hong Kong's streets and surrounded a train station connecting the island to mainland China as part of an escalating movement to preserve the territory's independence.
Demonstrations kicked off last month in opposition to a proposed extradition bill that would allow for suspects to be sent to the mainland to face trial, but have since expanded into a broader repudiation of Beijing's growing influence.
The movement has sparked some of the largest demonstrations in the city's history, with as many as 2 million of Hong Kong's 7 million residents taking to the streets.
"This is about the future of Hong Kong," protester Andy Chiu, 52, told NBC News Sunday.
"It is our right to protest, to express what we want," said Chiu, who had brought his son along with him. "We need to preserve it, and let the younger generations to know that this is their right, and this shall not be taken away from them in the future."
Sunday's march was the first significant demonstration since protests turned violent last Monday.
HONG KONG — Thousands of protesters dressed in black on Sunday flooded Hong Kong's streets and surrounded a train station connecting the island to mainland China as part of an escalating movement to preserve the territory's independence.
Demonstrations kicked off last month in opposition to a proposed extradition bill that would allow for suspects to be sent to the mainland to face trial, but have since expanded into a broader repudiation of Beijing's growing influence.
The movement has sparked some of the largest demonstrations in the city's history, with as many as 2 million of Hong Kong's 7 million residents taking to the streets.
"This is about the future of Hong Kong," protester Andy Chiu, 52, told NBC News Sunday.
"It is our right to protest, to express what we want," said Chiu, who had brought his son along with him. "We need to preserve it, and let the younger generations to know that this is their right, and this shall not be taken away from them in the future."
Sunday's march was the first significant demonstration since protests turned violent last Monday.
