They are demanding that they be given free elections to elect their own leaders.
Currently, the Chinese government appoints the leaders of the city.
The march has become a yearly event, since 2003, after British rule ended and Chinese rule began in 1997.
Leung Chun-ying, China's current appointed leader, is massively unpopular.
China has already pledged that elections will be allowed in 2017, when Leung's term is up.
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