250,000 people march for HK democracy

Tens of thousands of people take part in a pro-democracy march in the streets of Hong Kong yesterday to demand the full democracy that was promised when Britain handed its crown-jewel colony back to China eight years ago.. PHOTO: AFP

Frustrated with the limited reforms proposed by the city's Beijing-appointed leader, Chief Executive Donald Tsang, marchers thronged the streets in the biggest show of public anger since he took office in June.

It was also the largest protest since July 2004 when a half a million protested against Beijing's interference in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's political affairs.