Police in Hong Kong are bracing for another mass protest.
The demonstrations are expected to be against a controversial bill that allows extraditions to mainland China.
Hong Kong's city centre has been in lockdown since Sunday morning in anticipation for the unrest.
Security forces have shortened a route in the shopping district of Causeway Bay to Wan Chai.
They're expecting tens of thousands of people to march from Hong Kong's famous Victoria Park.
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