<p class="title">Protesters gathered at a sports stadium Sunday as Hong Kong braced for more anti-government rallies, a day after clashes returned to the city's streets following several days of relative calm.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hong Kong has been gripped by three months of street demonstrations that started against a proposed extradition bill to China, but have spun out into a wider pro-democracy movement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Beijing has used a mix of intimidation, propaganda and economic muscle to constrict the protests in a strategy dubbed "white terror" by the movement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The MTR -- the city's metro -- is the latest Hong Kong business to be rebuked by the public, after appearing to bend to Chinese state-media attacks accusing the transport system of being an "exclusive" service to ferry protesters to rallies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Sunday the MTR said it would close stations near the main demonstration area in Tsuen Wan, the second day of station closures in a row.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A second rally of a few hundred, some of them relatives of police, was also held on Sunday afternoon.</p>.<p class="bodytext">One relative, who said she was the wife of an officer, said they had received enough criticism. "I believe within these two months, police have got enough opprobrium."</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I really want you to know even if the whole world spits on you, we as family members will not," she said, giving her surname only as Si.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Remember, your job is to serve Hong Kong residents, not be the enemies of Hong Kong."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hong Kong's officers are often the focus of protesters' anger because of their perceived heavy-handling of the rallies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ten people were left in hospital after Saturday's clashes -- two in a serious condition -- staff said, without detailing if they were police or protesters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Saturday's clashes saw police baton-charge protesters and fire tear gas, while demonstrators threw rocks and bottles later into the night in a working-class neighbourhood.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The city had appeared to have pulled back from a sharp nosedive into violence, with the last serious confrontation taking place more than a week ago, shortly after protests paralysed the financial hub's airport.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Demonstrations started against a bill that would have allowed extradition to China, but have bled into wider calls for democracy and police accountability in the semi-autonomous city.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Protesters say Hong Kong's unique freedoms are in jeopardy as Beijing tightens its political chokehold on the city.</p>
<p class="title">Protesters gathered at a sports stadium Sunday as Hong Kong braced for more anti-government rallies, a day after clashes returned to the city's streets following several days of relative calm.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hong Kong has been gripped by three months of street demonstrations that started against a proposed extradition bill to China, but have spun out into a wider pro-democracy movement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Beijing has used a mix of intimidation, propaganda and economic muscle to constrict the protests in a strategy dubbed "white terror" by the movement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The MTR -- the city's metro -- is the latest Hong Kong business to be rebuked by the public, after appearing to bend to Chinese state-media attacks accusing the transport system of being an "exclusive" service to ferry protesters to rallies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Sunday the MTR said it would close stations near the main demonstration area in Tsuen Wan, the second day of station closures in a row.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A second rally of a few hundred, some of them relatives of police, was also held on Sunday afternoon.</p>.<p class="bodytext">One relative, who said she was the wife of an officer, said they had received enough criticism. "I believe within these two months, police have got enough opprobrium."</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I really want you to know even if the whole world spits on you, we as family members will not," she said, giving her surname only as Si.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Remember, your job is to serve Hong Kong residents, not be the enemies of Hong Kong."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hong Kong's officers are often the focus of protesters' anger because of their perceived heavy-handling of the rallies.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ten people were left in hospital after Saturday's clashes -- two in a serious condition -- staff said, without detailing if they were police or protesters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Saturday's clashes saw police baton-charge protesters and fire tear gas, while demonstrators threw rocks and bottles later into the night in a working-class neighbourhood.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The city had appeared to have pulled back from a sharp nosedive into violence, with the last serious confrontation taking place more than a week ago, shortly after protests paralysed the financial hub's airport.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Demonstrations started against a bill that would have allowed extradition to China, but have bled into wider calls for democracy and police accountability in the semi-autonomous city.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Protesters say Hong Kong's unique freedoms are in jeopardy as Beijing tightens its political chokehold on the city.</p>