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.
PHOTO ESSAY HONG KONG FREE PRESS
HONG KONG PROTESTS SUNDAY MAY 24
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https://hongkongfp.com/2020/05/24/hkfp-lens-threat-of-national-security-law-triggers-fresh-protest-clashes-in-hong-kong/
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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.
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Such slogans could become illegal when the national security law – which is likely to target secession, subversion, and terrorism – kicks in.
![blue flag causeway bay may 24 2020](https://i0.wp.com/hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Kaiser.jpg?resize=960%2C640&ssl=1)
Riot police earlier raised blue banners calling on protesters to disperse after arresting People Power Vice-chair Tam Tak-chi.
![Causeway Bay prtotest May 24 national security](https://i2.wp.com/hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/photo6219982225617824239.jpg?resize=960%2C639&ssl=1)
Along Hennessy Road police deployed a water cannon truck, which struck nearby journalists, as well as along Canal Road underneath the flyover.
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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.
![Bloodstained clothes found near Times Square's emergency exit.. Sam Lee](https://i2.wp.com/hongkongfp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Benjamin-Yuen-2.jpg?resize=960%2C641&ssl=1)
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