HKFP Lens: Threat of national security law triggers fresh protest clashes in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and made at least 180 arrests after protesters gathered in Causeway Bay to rally against the looming national security law – click here for full coverage.

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Thousands of demonstrators convened at SOGO department store in Causeway Bay at around 1pm on Sunday and began marching to Wan Chai’s Southorn Playground.

Masked protesters smashed the windows of fashion boutique A Bathing Ape – belonging to Hong Kong conglomerate I.T, whose owner is accused of being pro-Beijing. Demonstrators pulled mannequins out from its window display, using them as makeshift roadblocks.


Such slogans could become illegal when the national security law – which is likely to target secession, subversion, and terrorism – kicks in.


Riot police earlier raised blue banners calling on protesters to disperse after arresting People Power Vice-chair Tam Tak-chi.


Along Hennessy Road police deployed a water cannon truck, which struck nearby journalists, as well as along Canal Road underneath the flyover.



A 51-year-old woman is in a critical condition. Two men and two women are in a stable condition, while one woman has been discharged.
 
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