Hong Kong marches on

Hong Kong people marched peacefully on the streets and made themselves heard again. And it sounds like the HK government and its masters in Beijing may have to listen and adapt to the will of the people.

The protest held on HK island was a success yesterday, after several high profile folks said that they wouldn't gather more than 50,000 protesters. Exact figures will never be known but there were probably over 100,000 and some have claimed as high as 250,000. Whatever the number, there were a hell of a lot of people out there yesterday who protested against the universal suffrage proposals. Even a former HK politican, Anson Chan the former chief secretary (ranked no. 2 in the government) attended the rally. She was a former colleague of chief executive Donald Tsang so it must have shocked him and other current HK politicans to see the popular Ms. Chan in attendance.

My French friend Kris has kindly allowed me to share his photos of the rally. Poor guy caught a cold marching amongst the crowd. The temperatures have dipped quite a bit the last few days with lows in the 10-12c range. Take care of yourself Kris and thanks again for the great photos. I really wish I was there. I'll definitely attend the next rally!