HONG KONG -- The organizers of protests that have drawn millions of people to the streets of Hong Kong this summer lost their appeal on Friday to hold another large march, as the protests head into a 15th straight weekend.
The city's police department earlier this week denied an application by the Civil Human Rights Front to sponsor the march on Sunday. The objection was based on "public safety and public order," a police spokesperson said at a news conference after the appeal decision. "The police urges the public to disassociate with any illegal or violent acts," he said.
