Secondary school students wearing school uniforms attend an anti-extradition bill protest outside Mong Kok police station, in Hong Kong, China September 2, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong school and university students on Tuesday are due to boycott classes and hold pro-democracy rallies for the second straight day, further fuelling the political crisis in the Chinese-ruled city.
Thousands of students joined demonstrations at universities on Monday, many wearing gas masks, joining hands to form human chains and chanting for Hong Kong to be given greater autonomy from the central Chinese government.
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