Hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, June 16, and marched almost two miles (three kilometers), protesting a proposed extradition bill and calling for the city’s leader to step down.

It was the largest of three major protests against the bill that were held over eight days. More demonstrations are scheduled for Wednesday, ahead of the Group of 20 summit meeting in Osaka, Japan. The composite images below help show the enormous scale of the June 16 demonstrations.

Start of the approved march route. Some trains bypassed the Tin Hau subway station here, forcing protesters to walk long distances just to get to the start of the march. NORTH Area of composite photo Start Victoria Park Marching direction More than 50 feet (15 meters) wide The turnout was so large that at times, protesters had to wait hours here in Victoria Park before they could start marching on the official route. End The tail end of the march left the park at around 8 p.m., about five and a half hours after it had started. Causeway Bay Sports Ground Hong Kong Central Library Causeway Rd. This point is about one-fifth of a mile (0.35 kilometers) from the start. The march continued for another quarter-mile (0.4 kilometers) between these composite images. Start of the approved march route. Area of composite photo Start NORTH Some trains bypassed the Tin Hau subway station here, forcing protesters to walk long distances just to get to the start of the march. Marching direction Victoria Park The turnout was so large that at times, protesters had to wait hours here in Victoria Park before they could start marching on the official route. End The tail end of the march left the park at around 8 p.m., about five and a half hours after it had started. More than 50 feet (15 meters) wide Causeway Bay Sports Ground Victoria Park Hong Kong Central Library Hong Kong Central Library Causeway Rd. This point is about one-fifth of a mile (0.35 kilometers) from the start. The march continued for another quarter-mile (0.4 kilometers) between these composite images. Area of composite photo Start Start of the approved march route. Marching direction Some trains bypassed the Tin Hau subway station here, forcing protesters to walk long distances just to get to the start of the march. NORTH End Victoria Park The turnout was so large that at times, protesters had to wait hours here in Victoria Park before they could start marching on the official route. The tail end of the march left the park at around 8 p.m., about five and a half hours after it had started. More than 50 feet (15 meters) wide Causeway Bay Sports Ground Hong Kong Central Library Hong Kong Central Library Causeway Rd. This point is about one-fifth of a mile (0.35 kilometers) from the start. The march continued for another quarter-mile (0.4 kilometers) between these composite images. Start Start of the approved march route. Area of composite photo Tin Hau subway station Marching direction NORTH End More than 50 feet (15 meters) wide Victoria Park Causeway Rd. The tail end of the march left the park at around 8 p.m., about five and a half hours after it had started. Hong Kong Central Library Hong Kong Central Library This point is about one-fifth of a mile (0.35 kilometers) from the start. The march continued for another quarter-mile (0.4 kilometers) between these composite images. Start of the approved march route. Start Area of composite photo NORTH Tin Hau subway station End More than 50 feet (15 meters) wide Victoria Park Causeway Rd. Hong Kong Central Library The tail end of the march left the park at around 8 p.m., about five and a half hours after it had started. Hong Kong Central Library This point is about one-fifth of a mile (0.35 kilometers) from the start. The march continued for another quarter-mile (0.4 kilometers) between these composite images.

NORTH Great George St. Yee Wo St. E Point Rd. SOGO shopping mall CAUSEWAY BAY Jardine’s Bazaar Start Area of composite photo Protesters from multiple roads merged into Hennessy Road, the main march route. End Hennessy Rd. The main route was so packed that protesters also marched on adjacent streets. Approved route Protesters could be seen in videos moving between the main route and adjacent ones. Lockhart Rd. Canal Road Flyover Hennessy Rd. Lockhart Rd. Tonnochy St. At this point, the protesters had marched about 0.8 miles (1.3 kilometers). NORTH Great George St. Yee Wo St. E Point Rd. SOGO shopping mall CAUSEWAY BAY Jardine’s Bazaar Start Area of composite photo Protesters from multiple roads merged into Hennessy Road, the main march route. End Hennessy Rd. Approved route The main route was so packed that protesters also marched on adjacent streets. Protesters could be seen in videos moving between the main route and adjacent ones. Lockhart Rd. Canal Road Flyover Hennessy Rd. Lockhart Rd. Tonnochy St. At this point, the protesters had marched about 0.8 miles (1.3 kilometers). NORTH Start CAUSEWAY BAY Area of composite photo Protesters from multiple roads merged into Hennessy Road, the main march route. End Hennessy Rd. The main route was so packed that protesters also marched on adjacent streets. Protesters could be seen in videos moving between the main route and adjacent ones. Lockhart Rd. Canal Road Flyover Hennessy Rd. Lockhart Rd. Tonnochy St. At this point, the protesters had marched about 0.8 miles (1.3 kilometers). Start Area of composite photo CAUSEWAY BAY End Protesters from multiple roads merged into Hennessy Road, the main march route. NORTH Protesters could be seen in videos moving between the main route and adjacent ones. Lockhart Rd. Canal Road Flyover Hennessy Rd. Lockhart Rd. Tonnochy St. At this point, the protesters had marched about 0.8 miles (1.3 kilometers). Start Area of composite photo CAUSEWAY BAY End Protesters from multiple roads merged into Hennessy Road, the main march route. NORTH Protesters could be seen in videos moving between the main route and adjacent ones. Lockhart Rd. Canal Road Flyover Hennessy Rd. Lockhart Rd. Tonnochy St. At this point, the protesters had marched about 0.8 miles (1.3 kilometers).

Start The march continued for another 165 feet (50 meters). Area of composite photo End The roadway here is about 66 feet (20 meters) wide. NORTH Hennessy Rd. "Oppose dirty cops, protect students." (Police fired 150 tear gas rounds during a march on June 12, four days before this one. It was almost twice the number used in the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests.) WAN CHAI Many families took part. Toddlers and small children in strollers could be seen throughout the march. It took many people more than five hours to complete the route. Volunteers provided water, fruit and other aid. Some protesters carried white flowers to commemorate a man who had fallen to his death during the June 15 protest. "If you don't withdraw (the bill), I must fight." "The extradition bill destroys Hong Kong." Start The march continued for another 165 feet (50 meters). Area of composite photo End The roadway here is about 66 feet (20 meters) wide. NORTH Hennessy Rd. "Oppose dirty cops, protect students." (Police fired 150 tear gas rounds during a march on June 12, four days before this one. It was almost twice the number used in the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests.) WAN CHAI Many families took part. Toddlers and small children in strollers could be seen throughout the march. It took many people more than five hours to complete the route. Volunteers provided water, fruit and other aid. Some protesters carried white flowers to commemorate a man who had fallen to his death during the June 15 protest. "If you don't withdraw (the bill), I must fight." "The extradition bill destroys Hong Kong." Start Area of composite photo The march continued for another 165 feet (50 meters). End NORTH The roadway here is about 66 feet (20 meters) wide. Hennessy Rd. "Oppose dirty cops, protect students." (Police fired 150 tear gas rounds during a march on June 12, four days before this one. It was almost twice the number used in the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests.) WAN CHAI Many families took part. Toddlers and small children in strollers could be seen throughout the march. It took many people more than five hours to complete the route. Volunteers provided water, fruit and other aid. Some protesters carried white flowers to commemorate a man who had fallen to his death during the June 15 protest. "If you don't withdraw (the bill), I must fight." "The extradition bill destroys Hong Kong." Start Area of composite photo The march continued for another 165 feet (50 meters). End NORTH The roadway here is about 66 feet (20 meters) wide. Hennessy Rd. "Oppose dirty cops, protect students." (Police fired 150 tear gas rounds during a march on June 12, four days before this one. It was almost twice the number used in the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests.) WAN CHAI Many families took part. Toddlers and small children in strollers could be seen throughout the march. Volunteers provided protesters free water, fruit and other aid. Some protesters carried white flowers to commemorate a man who had fallen to his death during the June 15 protest. "The extradition bill destroys Hong Kong." The march continued for another 165 feet (50 meters). Start Area of composite photo NORTH End The roadway here is about 66 feet (20 meters) wide. Hennessy Rd. "Oppose dirty cops, protect students." (Police fired 150 tear gas rounds during a march on June 12, four days before this one. It was almost twice the number used in the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests.) WAN CHAI Many families took part. Toddlers and small children in strollers could be seen throughout the march. Volunteers provided protesters free water, fruit and other aid. Some protesters carried white flowers to commemorate a man who had fallen to his death during the June 15 protest. "The extradition bill destroys Hong Kong."

Hennessy Rd. Start The march continued for another one-fifth of a mile (0.37 kilometers) between these composite images. Area of composite photo Lockhart Rd. End More than five hours after the march had begun, Hennessy Road was still a sea of protesters. WAN CHAI Protesters shined lights from their mobile phones. Lockhart Rd. NORTH At this point, the protesters had traveled about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers). Start The march continued for another one-fifth of a mile (0.37 kilometers) between these composite images. Hennessy Rd. Area of composite photo Lockhart Rd. End More than five hours after the march had begun, Hennessy Road was still a sea of protesters. WAN CHAI Protesters shined lights from their mobile phones. Lockhart Rd. NORTH At this point, the protesters had traveled about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers). Start Hennessy Rd. The march continued for another one-fifth of a mile (0.37 kilometers) between these composite images. Area of composite photo End Lockhart Rd. More than five hours after the march had begun, Hennessy Road was still a sea of protesters. NORTH Protesters shined lights from their mobile phones. Lockhart Rd. At this point, the protesters had traveled about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers). Hennessy Rd. Start The march continued for another one-fifth of a mile (0.37 kilometers) between these composite images. Area of composite photo End Lockhart Rd. NORTH Protesters shined lights from their mobile phones. Lockhart Rd. At this point, the protesters had traveled about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers). Hennessy Rd. Start Area of composite photo The march continued for another one-fifth of a mile (0.37 kilometers) between these composite images. End Lockhart Rd. NORTH Protesters shined lights from their mobile phones. Lockhart Rd. At this point, the protesters had traveled about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers).

There are 330 feet (100 meters) between these composite images. Lockhart Rd. Hennessy Rd. NORTH Start Protesters packed the width of Hennessy Road, the official route, for more than five hours. Area of composite photo End "Stop calling the June 12 protest a riot." (Demonstrators objected to the government characterizing the earlier protest as an illegal riot.) Protesters marching on Lockhart Road. WAN CHAI At this point, the protesters had traveled about 1.4 miles (2.3 kilometers). There are 330 feet (100 meters) between these composite images. Lockhart Rd. Hennessy Rd. NORTH Start Protesters packed the width of Hennessy Road, the official route, for more than five hours. Area of composite photo End "Stop calling the June 12 protest a riot." (Demonstrators objected to the government characterizing the earlier protest as an illegal riot.) Protesters marching on Lockhart Road. WAN CHAI At this point, the protesters had traveled about 1.4 miles (2.3 kilometers). There are 330 feet (100 meters) between these composite images. Lockhart Rd. Hennessy Rd. NORTH Start Area of composite photo End Protesters packed the width of Hennessy Road, the official route, for more than five hours. "Stop calling the June 12 protest a riot." (Demonstrators objected to the government characterizing the earlier protest as an illegal riot.) Protesters marching on Lockhart Road. WAN CHAI At this point, the protesters had traveled about 1.4 miles (2.3 kilometers). There are 330 feet (100 meters) between these composite images. Start Lockhart Rd. Hennessy Rd. NORTH Area of composite photo End Protesters packed the width of Hennessy Road, the official route, for more than five hours. Protesters marching on Lockhart Road. "Stop calling the June 12 protest a riot." (Demonstrators objected to the government characterizing the earlier protest as an illegal riot.) WAN CHAI At this point, the protesters had traveled about 1.4 miles (2.3 kilometers). There are 330 feet (100 meters) between these composite images. NORTH Start Hennessy Rd. Area of composite photo Lockhart Rd. End Protesters packed the width of Hennessy Road, the official route, for more than five hours. Protesters marching on Lockhart Road. "Stop calling the June 12 protest a riot." (Demonstrators objected to the government characterizing the earlier protest as an illegal riot.) At this point, the protesters had traveled about 1.4 miles (2.3 kilometers).

There are 850 feet (260 meters) between these composite images. Start Hennessy Rd. Area of composite photo End Lockhart Rd. Protesters filled three additional roadways adjacent to the main route. Demonstrators surrounded the police headquarters, denouncing violent tactics used by police officers at the June 12 protest. Jaffe Rd. xxx Harcourt Rd. There are 330 feet (100 meters) between these composite images. Queensway Justice Dr. A man fell to his death during the June 15 protest outside of a shopping mall in this neighborhood, where violent clashes with the police had broken out. There is an 8-minute walk between these two images. There are 850 feet (260 meters) between these composite images. Start Hennessy Rd. Area of composite photo End Lockhart Rd. Protesters filled three additional roadways adjacent to the main route. Demonstrators surrounded the police headquarters, denouncing violent tactics used by police officers at the June 12 protest. Jaffe Rd. Demonstrators surrounded the police headquarters, denouncing violent tactics used by police officers at the June 12 protest. xxx Harcourt Rd. There are 330 feet (100 meters) between these composite images. Queensway Justice Dr. Justice Dr. A man fell to his death during the June 15 protest outside of a shopping mall in this neighborhood, where violent clashes with the police had broken out. There is an 8-minute walk between these two images. There are 850 feet (260 meters) between these composite images. Start Hennessy Rd. Area of composite photo End Protesters filled three additional roadways adjacent to the main route. Lockhart Rd. Demonstrators surrounded the police headquarters, denouncing violent tactics used by police officers at the June 12 protest. Jaffe Rd. xxx Harcourt Rd. There are 330 feet (100 meters) between these composite images. Queensway Justice Dr. A man fell to his death during the June 15 protest outside of a shopping mall in this neighborhood, where violent clashes with the police had broken out. There is an 8-minute walk between these two images. Start There are 850 feet (260 meters) between these composite images. Area of composite photo End Hennessy Rd. Protesters filled three additional roadways adjacent to the main route. Lockhart Rd. Jaffe Rd. Demonstrators surrounded the police headquarters, denouncing violent tactics used by police officers at the June 12 protest. xxx Harcourt Rd. There are 330 feet (100 meters) between these composite images. Queensway Justice Dr. There is an 8-minute walk between these two images. A man fell to his death during the June 15 protest outside of a shopping mall in this neighborhood, where violent clashes with the police had broken out. There are 850 feet (260 meters) between these composite images. Start End Area of composite photo Hennessy Rd. Lockhart Rd. Jaffe Rd. Demonstrators surrounded the police headquarters, denouncing violent tactics used by police officers at the June 12 protest. xxx Harcourt Rd. There are 330 feet (100 meters) between these composite images. Queensway There is an 8-minute walk between these two images. A man fell to his death during the June 15 protest outside of a shopping mall in this neighborhood, where violent clashes with the police had broken out.

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Organizers estimated that almost two million people had participated in Sunday’s march — in a city of seven million.

People came out to the march throughout the day. It started at about 2:30 p.m. and continued for more than eight hours. Some protesters were still surrounding the Legislative Council Complex after midnight.

Government officials did not provide their own estimate of the total turnout, but said that at the protest’s peak, there had been 338,000 people in the streets.