Protesters Take Over Nathan Road, March To TST

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2019-08-03 HKT 17:08

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  • Protesters take over Nathan Road, march to TST

  • Protesters were occupying three lanes of Nathan Road. Photo: RTHK

    Protesters were occupying three lanes of Nathan Road. Photo: RTHK

  • The marchers spilled into Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: RTHK

    The marchers spilled into Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: RTHK

  • Protesters reached Haiphong Road in Tsim Sha Tsui shortly before 5.30pm. Photo: RTHK

    Protesters reached Haiphong Road in Tsim Sha Tsui shortly before 5.30pm. Photo: RTHK

Hundreds of protesters took over Kowloon's Nathan Road on Saturday afternoon, marching south along three lanes of the main thoroughfare from Mong Kok.

The busy road wasn't part of a route agreed for the latest anti-government demonstration, and a separate crowd of protesters were still making their way to the authorised destination at Cherry Street Park in Tai Kok Tsoi.

By around 5pm, the Nathan Road crowd were in Jordan, with their procession forcing bus companies to divert a number of services.

Many of the protesters had donned masks, helmets and other protective gear.

As they passed by the Yau Tsim District Police Station, there were chants of “Corrupt cops, shame!” and “Hong Kong police know the law and break the law”.

Some discussions took place among the group about where exactly they should go, with some expressing fears that the police would move in on them.

The police did issue a statement saying that many protesters had deviated from the approved march route, and had severely disrupted traffic.

The force warned the protesters that they were now taking part in an unlawful assembly and may be prosecuted.

Shortly before 5.30pm, protesters were in Canton Road in Tsim Tsa Tsui.

They chanted “Recover HongKong, the revolution of our time” in Mandarin, so they could be understood by mainland tourists.

Back in Mong Kok, others were still blocking both sides of Nathan Road, by the junction with Argyle Street.

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Last updated: 2019-08-03 HKT 17:30

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