Dozens Take A Knee For HK George Floyd Protest

Dozens of people gathered in front of the United States Consulate in Central on Sunday to protest over the killing of American George Floyd, who died when a white police officer in Minneapolis knelt on his neck.

The protesters, mainly international students and members of the League of Social Democrats stood in pouring rain holding photos of Floyd and signs that read "Black Lives Matter", a movement against racial injustice that has gone global since Floyd's death on May 25.

"It's important get our message across to others around the world, to remind them that even though we are far away, we are with them 100 per cent in spirit – black lives matter," 28-year-old Quinland Anderson, who is British, said while holding a "BLM" banner.

Floyd died after a white officer detaining him knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes as other officers stood nearby. Derek Chauvin, the white officer seen pinning Floyd's neck to the ground, was charged with second-degree murder.

The protest in Hong Kong came after thousands of people took to the streets in European and Asian cities on Saturday, demonstrating in support of US protests against police brutality.

Tens of thousands of people marched from the Lincoln Memorial to the White House in Washington DC later in the day.

Police reminded protesters of Hong Kong's limit of eight people per gathering, a rule put in place as the SAR seeks to contain the coronavirus.

The protesters left peacefully after reading a speech to the consul general condemning police brutality and racism. (Reuters)