HK protest leaders call for rally at government offices
Hong Kong
THE Hong Kong Federation of Students called for pro-democracy protesters to rally outside the government's headquarters on Sunday, amid signs the movement is faltering after police cleared a key protest site. "Please prepare resources in these two days," the student group said on its Facebook page. "Let's meet on Sunday at Admiralty to exert greater pressure on the government."
Student leaders are struggling to keep the two-month-old movement going as public support wanes and morale suffers after police cleared demonstrators from the Mong Kok district this week. The protests so far have failed to move China to reverse its decision to vet candidates for the city's leadership election in 2017, which triggered the demonstrations.
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