Protest, Parade Mark Return to Chinese Rule
Thousands of people marched in a pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, where a pro-Beijing parade also drew a big crowd on the ninth anniversary of the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule.
Police said 28,000 people joined the pro-democracy event, while the organizers estimated that 58,000 attended. The turnout was drastically lower than the half a million who marched in 2003 and 2004.
Pro-Beijing groups held a parade that attracted 40,000 people, police and organizers said. Hundreds of Chinese soldiers took part for the first time.
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