Hong Kong students plan to take their protest to Beijing
HONG KONG — Student leaders in Hong Kong have decided to take their pro-democracy protest to the streets of Beijing next week during a major international summit.
Student members of the Hong Kong Federation of Students threatened last week to attempt to protest at a gathering of leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, a way to gain publicity for their demand that China allow free elections in Hong Kong.
The exact dates and which student representatives will attend hasn’t yet been decided, a person familiar with the group’s thinking said Monday.
The Apec meetings begin this week but the two-day leaders’ summit starts Nov. 10.
Whether the students will gain entry to the country remains uncertain. While Hong Kong citizens can travel freely into China as long as they have a special travel permit issued by mainland authorities, mainland border officers have the right to deny entry.
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