Protesters from South Korea clash with Hong Kong police
near the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center where World Trade
Organization was at a meeting on December 14. About thousands of
anti-globalization activists have come to Hong Kong to oppose the WTO's efforts
to lower trade barriers. (Photo Source: Sina/cnsphoto)
Over 200 South Korean farmers went to the American Consulate General and the
South Korea Consulate General in Hong Kong Friday afternoon, demanding immediate
end to the ongoing Sixth Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization
(WTO).
They also demanded the United States not interfere in the peacecause of the
Korean Peninsula.
When they arrived at the US Consulate General, they held a rally outside the
building. They chanted anti-WTO slogans and throwing eggs onto the wall of the
building.
They also painted "Down with WTO" and some other slogans on thewall of the
building. Six demonstrators had their heads shaved as a sign for protest.
Demonstrators clashed with police while the former tried to destroy the
English letters on the name wall in front of the consulate general and the
latter stopped them from doing so.
In another development, dozens of South Korean farmers, mainly women, went to
the South Korean Consulate General.
They held anti-WTO banners and chanted slogans.
They sat outside the consulate general, singing South Korean songs, stressing
the importance of rice to farmers and opposing the United States and the
European Union for their dumping of riceto South Korea.
They also protested against the South Korean government's turning deaf ear to
their demand.
Later on, some demonstrators once crossed the Police cordon line and went
into the Far East Financial Center where the South Korean Consulate General is
located, but failed to find the officeof the consulate general.