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Pro-Beijing supporters turn up at Hong Kong’s lunchtime protests, stepping on US flag and pictures of Donald Trump

  • About 40 loyalists on Tuesday marched to the US consulate during the lunchtime demonstrations normally waged by anti-government protesters
  • Along the way, they stomped on pictures of the US president, who last week signed two acts they viewed as supporting Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp

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A Pro-Beijing group marches to the US Consulate in Hong Kong. Photo: Roy Issa
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Pro-Beijing protesters on Tuesday turned up in Hong Kong’s business district, making their first appearance at the regular lunchtime demonstrations normally dominated by anti-government protesters.

The red-clad crowd of about 40 stomped and danced on a United States flag as they marched in Central from Chater Garden to the US consulate, singing patriotic songs and waving Chinese flags.

They then passed a letter to a worker at the American consulate, after stepping on pictures of US President Donald Trump, who last week signed two acts they viewed as supporting the pro-democracy camp.

The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act would allow the US to place diplomatic and economic sanctions on the city, subject to a yearly review to determine if Hong Kong still enjoyed a sufficient degree of autonomy under the “one country, two systems” framework.

The Protect Hong Kong Act prohibits the sale of US-made munitions, such as tear gas and rubber bullets, to the city’s authorities.

A spokesman for the group, who said he was involved in organising the pro-Beijing rally, said they wanted to send a message to the US to keep out of Hong Kong’s affairs.

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