"More and more student groups have broken away from the event, saying organizers have "lost touch" with Hong Kong residents' aspirations. For this generation, we want to put the emphasis on fighting for democracy in Hong Kong," said Althea Suen, president of the Hong Kong University Student Union (HKUSU). [...]
The so-called "localist" movement grew out of Hong Kong's own failure to draw political concessions from Beijing during the island's own pro-democracy rallies in 2014. While the territory is a special administrative district that broadly enjoys democratic principles and a market economy, there is a growing sense that Beijing is encroaching on those values. [...]
Despite the criticism, tens of thousands were pouring into Victoria Park Saturday evening, and Tsoi is hopeful that at least 100,000 will turn out.
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