Analysis | Chater Road cleared after mass protests and arrests end July 1 march
Chater Road and Jackson Road remain closed to traffic as members of the public are advised to avoid driving to the affected areas, especially in Admiralty and Central
Welcome to scmp.com’s live coverage of Hong Kong’s annual July 1 march. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the city’s streets on Tuesday, while some 4,000 police officers are on patrol. Stay tuned for all the latest developments as they happen.
10am: That concludes up our live blog on the July 1 march and subsequent demonstrations, which has been running now for some 20 hours. Inevitably now there will be much discussion of the dramatic events of yesterday and last night, which will be reported at scmp.com. Goodbye for now!
Watch: Hong Kong police arrest hundreds of demonstrators at Chater Rd sit-in
Wednesday morning media round-up:
- The Hong Kong we are living in today is not the Hong Kong we knew' - Public Radio International
- China's cabinet rebukes 'referendum' in Hong Kong - China Central Television
- Beijing-allied politician in Hong Kong: 'Some degree of violence is imminent' - Vox
- Hong Kong democracy protest: Thousands march through city - Wall Street Journal
- Sparse turnout at pro-China rally in Hong Kong - International New York Times
- HK rally will not alter government stance - Global Times
