[jammygit]

Found two articles that corroborate the numbers to some extent. The police say 100k, organizers said 400k.

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1UF07P

https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/08/17/oppose-violence-save-h...

The original protesters are claiming 1.7M by comparison:

https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/08/18/breaking-organisers-sa...

I find all these numbers to be incomprehensible. My whole city is only about 1M. Where do so many people go to the bathroom? Serious question