Police stand guard as crowds gather on East Point Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong on Oct 1, 2020. - China Daily
HONG KONG (Reuters): Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam cheered the city's "return to stability" during China national day celebrations on Thursday (Oct 1), as hundreds of police in riot gear patrolled the route of a banned anti-government march by pro-democracy activists.
Protesters wanted to march against Beijing's imposition of a sweeping national security law on June 30 and demand the return of 12 Hong Kong people China arrested at sea in August on their way to self-ruled Taiwan.
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