示威者就政府未在死線前回應訴求發起升級行動，上午11時，上千名示威者佔領金鐘夏慤道，後香港眾志黃之鋒與大批示威者包圍灣仔警察總部15小時，追究警方濫用暴力。逾萬人參與，至零晨三時才和平散去。
民陣號召市民在G20峰會本月28至29日在日本舉行前，下周三（26日）晚在中環愛丁堡廣場集會，冀藉國際壓力向特首施壓。
The anti-extradition law protests escalated throughout Friday as thousands occupied streets between Admiralty and Wan Chai, demanding the bill be dropped and the police be investigated for alleged excessive force.
At 11 am, thousands of protesters occupied Harcourt Road in Admiralty. Afterwards, Joushua Wong of Hong Kong Demosisto and numerous demonstrators surrounded the Wan Chai Police Headquarters for 15 hours, demanding an investigation into the police use of excessive force. Over 10,000 participated peacefully until 3 am.
The Civil Rights Front called on the public to gather at the Edinburgh Place in Central on 8 pm Wednesday (26th) before the G20 summit in Japan to galvanise international support.
