Tens of thousands of protesters in Hong-Kong joined a pro-democracy march through the city Tuesday, a day after the city voted in a referendum for democratic reform, reports The Guardian.
Organisers are expecting 500,000 people to take part in the protest with many groups planning to planning to occupy parts through the night until Wednesday morning.
The protesters demand that “true universal suffrage“ be established in the region by 2017.
"This will be a demonstration of a peaceful act of civil disobedience, to give Hong Kong residents faith in this kind of movement," said Alex Chow, the general secretariat of the Hong Kong Federation of Students.
The demonstrators further warned that acts of civil disobedience would intensify in Hong-Kong if the results of the weekend’s referendum were not accepted
Hong Kong’s chief executive, in the run up to the protest, urged protestors refrain from destabilising the region, reports the Financial Times.
“Only by maintaining Hong Kong’s stability can we sustain our economic prosperity,” said Leung Chun-Ying.
Hong-Kong votes for democratic reform in referendum (30 June 2014)
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