Thousands of Hong Kong students have begun a week-long boycott of classes to protest Beijing's decision to rule out fully democratic elections in the former British colony.
ນັກສຶກສາເດີນຂະບວນ ປະທ້ວງຈີນ ຢູ່ຮົງກົງ
![Thousands of students stage a rally at the Chinese University of Hong Kong campus, in Hong Kong, Sept. 22, 2014. (Hai Yan / VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/df9dba94-3943-4387-b4df-aac1cbaa5b38_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Thousands of students stage a rally at the Chinese University of Hong Kong campus, in Hong Kong, Sept. 22, 2014. (Hai Yan / VOA)
![Students rally at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, in Hong Kong, Sept. 22, 2014. (Hai Yan / VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/fc0767ce-aad1-40e6-bca4-675222992d3c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Students rally at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, in Hong Kong, Sept. 22, 2014. (Hai Yan / VOA)
![Thousands of Hong Kong students boycott classes to protest Beijing’s decision to restrict electoral reforms, Hong Kong, Sept. 22, 2014. (Hai Yan / VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/fe34f166-a78b-462b-9f47-e2397988112b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Thousands of Hong Kong students boycott classes to protest Beijing’s decision to restrict electoral reforms, Hong Kong, Sept. 22, 2014. (Hai Yan / VOA)
![Hong Kong students by the thousands boycott classes to protest Beijing’s decision to restrict electoral reforms, Hong Kong, Sept. 22, 2014. (Hai Yan / VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/ed947ce9-fd79-4efd-ac2e-32b5f7e92004_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hong Kong students by the thousands boycott classes to protest Beijing’s decision to restrict electoral reforms, Hong Kong, Sept. 22, 2014. (Hai Yan / VOA)