Hundreds of Hong Kong university and school students swapped classes for democracy demonstrations on Monday, the latest act of defiance in an anti-government movement that has plunged the Chinese-rule
d city into its biggest political crisis in decades.
Hundreds of students gathered outside the Chinese University of Hong Kong, one of the city's largest, taking turns to make speeches from a stage with a black backdrop embossed with "Students in Unity Boycott for our City". Protesters had called for a general strike but most people appeared to return to their daily lives with shops open, trains operating and workers making their way to offices across the global financial hub.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, a lightning rod for protesters' anger at a city government they say is controlled by Beijing, said on her Facebook page on Monday that 10 subway stations were damaged by "violent offenders". The unrest began over a now-suspended extradition bill that would have allowed people in the city to be sent to China for trial in courts controlled by the Communist Party, the latest example of what many residents see as ever-tighter control by Beijing, despite the promise of autonomy.
With Hong Kong facing its first recession in a decade, China has also warned of the damage the protests are causing to the economy.
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