 On 1 July 2019, as Hong Kong marked the 22nd anniversary of its 1997 handover to China, the annual pro-democracy protest march organised by CHRF claimed a record turnout of 550,000 while police placed the estimate around 190,000; independent organisations using scientific methods calculated that participation was in the region of 250,000 people.A group of activists splintered off from the peaceful march, and headed towards the Legislative Council Complex.At around 9 pm local time, hundreds of protesters stormed the legislature after breaking through the glass walls and metal doors of the building.