TOKYO -- Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Hong Kong on Sept. 8 calling for the passage of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act through the U.S. Congress.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam addresses a news conference in Hong Kong on Sept. 5. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Hong Kong on Sept. 8 calling for the passage of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act through the U.S. Congress.