 | A child sits in a stroller with a poster that reads "I want elections" as more than 20,000 people attend a pro-democracy march on July 1st 2006 which marked the ninth anniversary of the former British colony's handover to China in Hong Kong. click to open  |
 | More than 20,000 people attend a pro-democracy march which marked the ninth anniversary of the former British colony's handover to China in Hong Kong. Carrying banners that read "Justice, Equality, Democracy, Hope" the protesters flooded out of the gates of Victoria Park in the city center.( click to open |
 | Pro-democracy activists march to the Hong Kong government headquarters January 23, 2005. The protest on Sunday drew only hundreds of people, much fewer than similar rallies recently. click to open |
 | Protesters wear inflatable headdresses in the shape of chickens that symbolize the Chinese word for referendum, referring to a referendum on direct elections, as more than 1,000 people held a rally and later marched in downtown Hong Kong on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, to demand full democracy and social justice in the Chinese territory. The protesters chanted, 'Direct elections in 2007 and 2008,' the years in which Hong Kong is due a to get new leader and legislature. This former British colony was handed over to Chinese rule in 1997 with a guarantee of democratic political rights that do not exist on the mainland, but many residents who want democracy say Beijing exerts too much control here. click to open |
 | More than 1,000 people march in downtown Hong Kong on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, to demand full democracy and social justice in the Chinese territory. The protesters chanted, 'Direct elections in 2007 and 2008,' the years in which Hong Kong is due a to get new leader and legislature. This former British colony was handed over to Chinese rule in 1997 with a guarantee of democratic political rights that do not exist on the mainland, but many residents who want democracy say Beijing exerts too much control here. The Chinese characters on the bottom banner read: 'Against the collusion between the government and businesses'. click to open |
 | Pro-democracy activists wear rooster caps while demanding a referendum during a rally in Hong Kong January 23, 2005. The protest on Sunday drew only hundreds of people, much fewer than similar rallies recently, showing some people might have given up hope for democracy after Beijing repeatedly ruled it out for any time soon. click to open |
 | Pro-democracy activists chant slogans during a rally in Hong Kong January 23, 2005. The protest on Sunday drew only hundreds of people, much fewer than similar rallies recently, showing some people might have given up hope for democracy after Beijing repeatedly ruled it out for any time soon. click to open |
 | Pro-democracy activists chant slogans during a rally in Hong Kong January 23, 2005. The protest on Sunday drew only hundreds of people, much fewer than similar rallies recently, showing some people might have given up hope for democracy after Beijing repeatedly ruled it out for any time soon. click to open |
 | Tens of thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's Victoria park to vent their anger with the government on the 15th anniversary of China's decision to use troops to break up the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy rallies in Beijing, in this June 4, 2004 file photo. click to open |
 | Students shout slogans and hold a 'goddess of democracy' during a protest outside China's representative office in Hong Kong in this June 3, 2004 file photo as they demand Beijing acknowledge mistakes in the deadly 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Tiananmen Square. click to open |
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