It is the largest demonstration in Hong Kong's brief history as an independent state and the largest in this current series of protests that began a week ago.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that out of the 15 civilian casualties, four were children and 15 injured people were taken to the hospital.
The US President called the newspapers "a disgrace" and "the Enemy of the People', rhetoric he has used frequently during his tenure in the White House.