There are more than 1m supporting the protest in HK.

2m turned out to the 616 march, that's nearly 1/3 of the HK population. When Carrie Lam did a dialogue with citizens the other month, attendance was via a ballot. Anti china vs pro China questions during the dialogue was 8:2.

Eateries supporting the protest nearly always have a long queue outside whilst their next door neighbour who support China struggle to keep their business going.

Citizen support is strong for the protest. The government and police only have guns, tear gas, water cannons, and of course power.