VIDEO Hong Kong: Tens of thousands of people on the streets, the police threw tear gas again

For today, the police allowed the rally to be held in the park, but prohibited the walk through the city, which the opposition went to anyway
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Detail from the protest, Photo: Reuters
Detail from the protest, Photo: Reuters
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More than tens of thousands of people are participating in a protest march in Hong Kong today, and the police used tear gas to disperse a group of protesters gathered in front of the Liaison Office of the Chinese government, local media reported.

The protest is being held a day after the police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the protesters in the streets.

In the riots, 24 people were injured, and 11 of them were detained.

For today, the police allowed the rally to be held in the park, but prohibited the walk through the city, which the opposition went to anyway.

One group of protesters headed to the eastern busy shopping district, where they erected barricades and blocked the main thoroughfare.

Another group headed west to the Chinese Government Liaison Office in Hong Kong, where a large number of police officers were deployed.

The TV footage shows that police officers used tear gas against marchers who erected barricades not far from the Chinese Government Office.

Demonstrators threw paint and eggs at the Chinese government building during last week's protests.

Mass protests erupted in Hong Kong last month over an extradition bill that would have allowed suspects in various crimes to be handed over to central Chinese authorities for trial.

The bill was withdrawn, but protesters expanded their demands to demand direct elections, the dissolution of parliament and an investigation into police brutality.

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