Police keep low profile at huge, peaceful Hong Kong protest

Hong Kong • Streets were turned into rivers of umbrellas on Sunday as hundreds of thousands of people marched through heavy rain down a major road in the Chinese territory, where massive pro-democracy demonstrations have become a regular weekend activity. Organizers said at least 1.7 million participated, though the police estimate was far lower.The assembly was peaceful, with no reports of violence, making for a rare calm weekend in a protest movement that has been marked by violent clashe