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Hong Kongers watching a demonstration from their windows, August 17, 2019 (photo illustration). REUTERS / Ann Wang

In Hong Kong, the protesters are asking for support from the United States. A rally is being organized this Sunday, September 8, in the afternoon, near the US consulate. The mobilization continues after the withdrawal of the extradition law that set fire to the fire three months ago. Every night from their balconies, hundreds of thousands of Hungarians are shouting their fight for freedom.

With our special correspondent in Hong Kong , Stéphane Lagarde

It's every night the same refrain. It is nearly 22 hours in the residential area of ​​Tai kou shing. Cries rise in the night, slogans thrown out of the windows. " Free Hong Kong, " " Revolution of our time, " shouts 22-year-old Chan Chun-yin.

Short, basketball and headband in the hair, this student in accounting enters tennis. " Every night, we open the window, shout, and listen to the echo. We encourage each other. We express our feelings towards the government, and it is also a way to reduce the pressure. The revolt has been going on for three months now. We are not happy with what happens, it's a way of expressing our emotions, "he says.

Determination despite fatigue

The echo of protest voices in the Hong Kong night, and rap against the police in smartphones. Like many young people in this neighborhood of executives and traders, given the price of rents, Chan is not about to leave the apartment of his parents.

Frustrations, pressures, 14 weeks of demonstrations that use ... Tired? " Oh yes, we're tired, that's for sure. We manifest each week. There is a lot of pressure, and this afternoon we go back to ask the US government to look into the issues raised by the Hong Kong people. For me it is important to mobilize again. "

The withdrawal of the extradition law, which set fire to the powder three months ago, has not changed things. A peaceful march is taking place this Sunday, September 8 to attract the attention of the international community and ask the US Congress to expand the Hong Kong Policy Act , the economic treaty signed with the United States, to the issues of human rights and freedoms. the man. This would be immediately perceived in Beijing as an interference in the affairs of China.