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    Hong Kong Braces For Massive Weekend Protests

    Saturday marks five years since the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement formed and leads up to the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China next week.
    by Julie McCarthy Sep 27, 2019 2 minutes
    Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's chief executive, held an hours-long town hall with an antagonistic audience on Thursday.

    Hong Kong is bracing for more rallies and unrest this weekend as two important anniversaries loom, sparking fears that anti-government protests might once again boil over into violence on the streets.

    Saturday marks five years since the start of the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement that unsuccessfully sought free and open elections in Hong Kong, a former British colony that reverted to

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