Demonstrators march on 15th anniversary of start of Chinese rule as Chinese president swears in new chief executive Hundreds of thousands of people marched for hours in searing heat on Sunday to express their frustration with how Hong Kong is run, in the latest phase of a crisis of governance in the former British colony. Whistles, drums, horns and loud chanting went on into the night as a determined core of demonstrators marched on the 15th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule. Though an annual event, Sunday’s demonstration was the largest since that of 2003, which helped bring down the first Beijing-backed chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa. Organisers estimated that 400,000 people were on the march.

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