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Thousands of protesters throng streets of Hong Kong as government urges calm

A protestor wearing a Guy Fawks mask waves a flag during a Human Rights Day march organised by the Civil Human Rights Front in Hong Kong, China. [Reuters]

With chants of, “Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong,” anti-government activists, young and old, marched from Victoria Park in the bustling shopping district of Causeway Bay to Chater Road near the heart of the financial district.

Authorities gave the green light to Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF) - organiser of largely peaceful million-strong marches in June - to hold the rally, the first time the group has been granted permission for a protest since Aug. 18.

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