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Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow, two of the Umbrella Movement's leaders, are still well-regarded among the Hong Kong youth

Hong Kong police round up activists as major demo called off

Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists including three lawmakers were arrested Friday in a protest crackdown -- a move described by rights groups as a well-worn tactic deployed by China to suffocate dissent ahead of key political events.The sweep comes after a major rally planned for Saturday was banned by police on security grounds, and then called off by the organisers.The latest protest had been due to mark the fifth anniversary of Beijing's rejection of a call for universal suffrage in the semi-autonomous city, sparking the 79-day Umbrella Movement in 2014.
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