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Hong Kong protest March descends into violence

Feb 16,2020 6:49 am

Anti-government brands in Hong Kong ended in riots with attacks on government buildings, a Metro Station , and companies with connections to Mainland China .

the police used water cannons, tear gas and batons, allegedly the masks of the protesters remove arrested, and A Number of people were injured.

tens of thousands of demonstrators in The Rain , drove to a ban on the wearing of masks at rallies.

The controversial ban was upheld by The High Court on Sunday .

bricks littered some of The Streets after the protests

It was of chief executive, Carrie Lam , the powers invoked, dating back to the colonial rule of The British .

on Sunday , the protests, fueled both by The Mask , which violated the prohibition and the use by police of live bullets against the protesters, in which Two People This Week .

A wave of riots in the Friday-led-city metro services shut down, But they had partially reopened on Sunday .

the protesters fear that democratic rights are being eroded in the semi-Autonomous region under Chinese rule.

What happened on Sunday ?

The protesters "the goal was to make it clear your disdain for The Emergency Law banning face masks and almost all covered with Brant at their faces, the BBC's Robin reports from Hong Kong .

the police watched as demonstrators marched peacefully, chanting "Hong Kong resist," as they went through The Heart of The City , But after a few hours, the officers moved to the end of the disturbance.

Many of the protesters wore Guy Fawkes masks

tear gas canisters were fired at The Crowd by the police on the walkway bridges above. Video shows small groups will be targeted through the survey of civil servants on the ground.

Many of the shops were closing early on a Sunday evening in anticipation of more trouble, our correspondent says.

Among the incidents on Sunday :

A driver was injured by protesters, was rescued by firefighters

a Lot of people more, the new marches, as on Saturday, as a small. March took place in the episode on Friday showed.

"I'm not sure how Many more chances we get to fight for freedom," said Hazel Chan, 18, who was wearing a surgical mask, if you spoke with the BBC in the vicinity of a road block in front of The City 's Rodney Street.

"I don't think it's a great influence on the attitude of the government, But I hope that we will attract international attention and show The World that we don't get used to this evil Law . "

demonstrators Cheung Sha Wan, devastated local authorities

a Fellow demonstrator Riley Fung, 19, said: "I don't have much faith in protests, because the government is ignoring our demands, even if millions came. "

But she continued to protest, she added, to Express themselves.

Defiance in The Rain

Helier Cheung, Bbc News , Admiralty, Hong Kong

Despite the pouring rain, The Mood was defiant. Thousands of demonstrators have joined the unauthorised March, wearing masks, in spite of The Emergency Law , and the blocking and marching down streets and are chanting slogans such as "Hong Kong -revolt" and "with Hong Kong " in Cantonese and English.

Despite the clear disregard of The Law , there was hardly any police, in The First couple of hours. Protesters continue blocking a street, excavated, stones and ribbon Banner condemning the government's overflights.

Then, seemingly Out of nowhere, several tear gas canisters were fired. Tensions flared further when a convoy of dozens of police vans suddenly appeared - the protesters shouted, "the water-thrower", and walked The Streets . Within an hour or so, The Streets were open again - and the protesters had seemingly melted away.

How will The Authorities respond? to say to prevent

Ms Lam vowed on Saturday and other acts of violence: "We can not allow this to destroy the rioters our valuable Hong Kong . "

reasons for The Law against masks as a response to the protesters - "extreme violence", it was said, endanger the Hong Kong public safety.

A second legal challenge for The Mask ban, which was brought by opposition lawmakers, rejected The High Court.

The legislature had argued that the ban was unconstitutional, because it is the rights of freedom of expression and freedom of Assembly denied.

How dangerous is The Situation ?

over the months, clashes between police and activists are becoming increasingly violent.

On Tuesday, the police shot a protester with a live ball for the First Time , injured an 18-year-old, the alleged assault on a Police Officer .

On Friday, a boy aged 14 was shot in the leg with a live round in Yuen Long, a town in The West of The City .

A plain-clothes policeman in an unmarked police car was later in the same area, But the officials did not link the two incidents, The South China Morning Post reported.

What is Hong Kong 's status is?

Hong Kong is a former British colony returned to China in 1997.

It has guaranteed a "one country, two systems" agreement that there is a certain degree of autonomy, and its people certain Freedoms , including of Assembly and freedom of speech.

But are these Freedoms , enshrined in the basic Law until 2047, and it is not clear what then happens.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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