Hundreds Of Demonstrators Occupy Harcourt Road

Anti-extradition protesters have started occupying the main roads outside government headquarters in Admiralty.

By 7.30pm, thousands of people had taken over Harcourt Road, but leaving a single eastbound lane open for buses to leave the area.

Earlier in the day, hundreds of thousands heeded the call for a second mass demonstration against the government's extradition bill, with a huge turnout apparently on the same scale - if not greater than - the previous week.

The march had passed of without significant incident until about 6pm, when groups of black-clad demonstrators who had completed the walk started crossing over into Harcourt Road from the south.

Traffic was soon forced to a halt and many more protesters followed onto the streets. It was not initially clear how long they intended to remain or how the police planned to respond. On Wednesday night, there were violent scenes in the same area as police used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear demonstrators who had occupied roads around government headquarters.

This Sunday's march was organised following continued public anger over the extradition bill, even after the Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced its temporary suspension on Saturday.

Lam made the decision following what organisers said was a million-strong march last Sunday, and public and international outcry over the police use of force on Wednesday.