Police estimate that between 200 and 500 people from six groups will take part in protests near the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on Sunday
Thousands will take to the streets this weekend as Hong Kong gears up for its chief executive election on Sunday, with police on standby to handle any violent clashes. At least seven groups, from the pro-democracy and pro-Beijing camps, will organise protests over the weekend, according to the police. The force estimated that between 200 and 500 people from six groups would take part in protests near the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, where the 1,194 members of the Election Committee will cast their ballots on Sunday for the city’s next leader. Civil Human Rights Front, an alliance of pro-democracy community groups, estimated there would be more than 2,000 people taking part in their marches on Saturday and Sunday. Police have set up designated protest zones in three areas near the exhibition centre, while public transport services by Expo Drive and Harbour Road will be temporarily suspended in phases starting from Saturday evening.
Security will be tight around the polling station, as well as at Beijing’s liaison office in Sai Wan on the day, sources have told the . , while to escort voters and chief executive candidates from the venue if protests became too chaotic.
