Protesters form human chain in Kowloon Bay

Protesters form human chain in Kowloon Bay

Students shone the torches on their phones as they sang the protest anthem 'Glory to Hong Kong'. Photo: RTHK

Parents carrying infants were among those at Saturday evening's protest. Photo: RTHK

Hundreds of people of all ages took part in a demonstration in Kowloon Bay on Saturday evening in support of the protesters who found themselves besieged at Polytechnic University's Hung Hom campus this month.



Elderly people, youngsters and parents carrying small children formed a human chain near the area's MTR station.



They shouted slogans like “Hong Kong people, get revenge!” and “Disband the police immediately!”



The demonstrators, many of them wearing masks, shone the torches on their mobile phones towards the passing traffic, with some drivers sounding their horns in support.



Some people also said they had come out to express their views because the government hasn’t responded to the protesters’ demands, despite the landslide victory of the pro-democracy camp in the district council elections last Sunday.



"The results of the district council elections clearly show what the majority view is. I’ll continue to take part in protests until the government responds seriously," one woman said.



"An independent inquiry looking into the matter must be set up to hold people who are responsible for the crisis to account, or else the police will face no consequences for whatever they do,” she added.



Police cordoned off the PolyU campus for close to two weeks after an intense fight with anti-government protesters on November 17. More than 1,100 people who subsequently came out of the site were arrested, with the siege only coming to an end on Friday.