Pro-democracy protesters back in Hong Kong, no violence

A pro-democracy protester holds up a yellow umbrella, which is the symbol of the Occupy Central movement, during a march in the streets to demand universal suffrage in Hong Kong February 1, 2015. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of pro-democracy protesters returned to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday in the first large-scale rally since demonstrations rocked the global financial hub late last year.

Some 2,000 police flanked thousands of protesters who marched on the city's glitzy shopping and financial districts, seeking to avoid a repeat of the so-called Occupy Central campaign that saw demonstrations shut down key roads for 2-1/2 months.