Hong Kong school children join student protest demanding democracy


  • World
  • Friday, 26 Sep 2014

Secondary school students shout slogans during a protest against Beijing's election framework for Hong Kong outside their school in Hong Kong September 26, 2014. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hundreds of children joined students demanding greater democracy for Hong Kong on Friday, capping a week-long campaign that has seen a large cut-out depicting the territory's leader as the devil paraded through the city and calls for him to resign.

Secondary school pupils launched a one-day class boycott, supporting the university and college students who began their own class boycott on Monday with a rally that drew about 13,000.

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