Violent clashes between riot police and protesters again during demonstrations against extradition bill
- 5 years ago
Another chaotic weekend in Hong Kong as protests against a controversial extradition bill continued for the eighth consecutive week.
For more on this and other news from around the world, let's turn to our Hong Yoo.
Was Sunday's latest protest as violent as the previous one?
Yes Mark, the riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse thousands of protesters as they tried to break down barricades.
Protesters wearing helmets, masks and black shirt threw eggs at police as they tried to advance towards central Hong Kong.
The demonstrations took place in two areas located at opposite ends of central Hong Kong for two nights in a row starting from Saturday.
Hundreds of mostly young protesters were seen trying to break into the Chinese government's liaison office like the previous protest when they vandalized the building.
The demonstrations started to demand the scrapping of a controversial extradition bill that Hong Kongers feared would threaten Hong Kong's autonomy.
But even after the Chief Executive Carrie Lam had announced the extradition bill is "dead", protests continued as they expanded into calls for a greater democracy, the resignation of its leader, and an investigation into excessive use of police force on protesters.
For more on this and other news from around the world, let's turn to our Hong Yoo.
Was Sunday's latest protest as violent as the previous one?
Yes Mark, the riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse thousands of protesters as they tried to break down barricades.
Protesters wearing helmets, masks and black shirt threw eggs at police as they tried to advance towards central Hong Kong.
The demonstrations took place in two areas located at opposite ends of central Hong Kong for two nights in a row starting from Saturday.
Hundreds of mostly young protesters were seen trying to break into the Chinese government's liaison office like the previous protest when they vandalized the building.
The demonstrations started to demand the scrapping of a controversial extradition bill that Hong Kongers feared would threaten Hong Kong's autonomy.
But even after the Chief Executive Carrie Lam had announced the extradition bill is "dead", protests continued as they expanded into calls for a greater democracy, the resignation of its leader, and an investigation into excessive use of police force on protesters.