Thousands of Hong Kong students went on a unified class boycott and rallied peacefully for democracy on Monday,... after a violent weekend in Hong Kong full of burning barricades, petrol bombs and tear gas.<br />For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to our Kim Da-mi.<br />Da-mi, tell us more about how students are now participating in pro-democracy demonstrations.<br />Thousands of secondary school and university students boycotted the first day of classes on Monday.<br />Organizers say more than 10-thousand students from over 2-hundred schools didn't show up for class.<br />Instead, secondary school students gathered for a rally in downtown Hong Kong,...wearing black and with gas masks and goggles on.<br />Creating a line several hundred meters long, students cried out "Strike for the Future."<br />Young demonstrators again urged the government to respond to the five demands including ending police brutality towards the Hong Kong protesters.<br />There were clashes between protesters and police but not as violent as last weekend.<br />And it wasn't just students.<br />Around 40-thousand workers from over 20 industries including finance also participated in a 2-day strike and a rally at a public park.<br />On Monday a Chinese state media warned that "the end is coming for those attempting to disrupt Hong Kong."<br />While more than a thousand demonstrators have been arrested so far,...student protesters will continue to fight for greater democracy during the two-week long class boycott.<br />
