Police Commissioner Calls For Calm On March

The Commissioner of Police, Stephen Lo, called for demonstrators to show restraint in an anti-extradition march on Sunday.

At a news briefing late on Saturday, Lo said more police have been deployed for the march, which the organisers say could bring 500,000 people on to the streets.

That would be comparable with the July 1 rally in 2003 when people protested against national security legislation.

Lo's comment follows a police warning on Thursday that they had seen calls online for radical action, and he urged the public to report any suspicious activities.

He added that the investigation into two petrol bombing attacks on Friday is continuing.

Meanwhile, the Civil Human Rights Front said earlier that they would deploy more than a hundred people to maintain order.