Huge crowds rally peacefully in Hong Kong

Organisers say 1.7 million people turned out for Sunday’s Pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, amid increasingly severe warnings by Beijing.

Police put the figure much lower at 128,000, counting only those at an officially sanctioned rally.

Activists and police have clashed over the past 11 weeks, but this weekend’s protest remained peaceful.

The protests were sparked by a controversial extradition bill, which has since been suspended.

They have now morphed into a broader movement demanding democratic reform and an investigation into alleged police brutality.