Waving Chinese and Hong Kong flags, pro-China protesters gathered by the city’s legislature and police headquarters. Saturday’s crowd was a mix of young and elderly, some of whom had brought their children along to the rally. “From the bottom of our hearts, we believe it is the correct thing to support the police in fighting the rioters for Hong Kong citizens,” said a 49-year-old housewife surnamed Kong. Hong Kong universities, in a joint statement, said they regretted the fact that “the government response had so far not been effective”. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has stayed in the barracks since 1997, but China has warned that any attempt at independence for Hong Kong will be crushed.

Source: bd News24 November 16, 2019 05:15 UTC