Members of the League of Social Democrats set fire to a paper model of Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (top C) as they attend a rally in Hong Kong on July 1, 2016
Hong Kong (AFP) - Tens of thousands of protesters are due to march in Hong Kong Friday to mark the anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China, with pro-independence groups rallying for the first time amid fears Beijing is tightening its grip.
Tensions are high in the southern Chinese city after explosive revelations by a Hong Kong bookseller that he was detained and interrogated for months in mainland China after going missing last year.
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