Thousands of Hong Kong protesters – some waving American flags – filled a downtown park and spilled out onto nearby roads on October 14, urging US congressmen to pass a bill that would sanction and penalise China and Hong Kong officials deemed to have suppressed democracy in the city.(Photo: Felix Wong)
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