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Activists hold yellow umbrellas, a symbol of the pro-democracy movement, as they observe three minutes of silence to mark the moment tear gas was used by police on the same day in 2014, in front of the government headquarters in Hong Kong on September 28, 2016, on the second anniversary of the pro-democracy "Umbrella Revolution". The 2014 rallies brought parts of the city to a standstill demanding fully free leadership elections and other democratic reforms for semi-autonomous Hong Kong. Those demands were snubbed by Beijing, but since then former protesters have gained seats as lawmakers -- some are now pushing for a complete break from China. / AFP / Anthony WALLACE (Photo credit should read ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)