At a police press conference around 2 p.m., Senior Superintendent Kong Wing-Cheung announced that authorities had asked the organizers of the July 1 pro-democracy march to postpone.
It followed a morning of clashes between protesters and riot police, hours before the annual demonstration was even due to begin at 3 p.m.
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A small group of protesters has even attempted to break into the Hong Kong Legislative Council by using a metal trolley as a battering ram.
In response to the unexpected violence, police said they had suggested the march organizers to either postpone the protest or change the route.
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