Protesters gather in Victoria Park for a rally and unfurl a large banner while marching through the streets of Hong Kong Island on August 18, despite police issuing a letter of objection for the march to go ahead. Organizers claim 1.7 million people joined the rally and march.<br /><br />The filmer captures the march as it progresses through the streets of Wanchai chanting 'Hong Kong People, go for it!' in Cantonese.<br /><br />Footage also shows a river of umbrellas slowly passing through a rain-soaked street under which protesters continue to demonstrate their resistance to the Extradition Bill. <br /><br />The Civil Human Rights Front organised the rally in Victoria Park regarding the controversial bill, pro-democracy and the 5 demands made by the protesters. <br /><br />The footage also shows protesters walking through very crowded streets in Causeway Bay trying to get to the rally in Victoria Park.<br />Some intrepid activists walk on the rain-soaked main roads, while allowing one lane of traffic to flow. <br /><br />The unauthorized protest march reportedly brought much of Hong Kong Island traffic to a standstill.
