Hong Kong’s protesters: We are still here

For the first time in more than a month, demonstrators peacefully took to the roads, many said, to make their voices heard and let their government and the world know that their fight for universal suffrage continues.

Joshua Wong, 18, one of the student leaders of the movement, was one familiar face in the crowd.

“This rally is to let people know the umbrella movement is not over,” Wong said, referencing the iconic symbol chosen by the demonstrators when they occupied the streets of Hong Kong for two-and-a-half months late last year.

One bright yellow sign held high by marchers along the route had a different interpretation: “Democracy Bottom Line. Do Not Cross,” it read.

Since its handover from the United Kingdom in 1997, Hong Kong has been governed as a Special Administrative Region of China under the concept of “one country, two systems.”

CNN’s Felicia Wong and journalist Eudora Wong contributed to this report.

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