Hong Kong Protesters Stand Down as City Braces for China Ruling
- Police use pepper spray in tussles outside government office
- Anger over expected decision to bar localists from legislature
Beijing Intervenes in Hong Kong Oaths Dispute
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Hundreds of protesters in Hong Kong ended an hours-long standoff with police early Monday ahead of an expected decision by China to reinterpret the former British colony’s law in a way that would bar pro-independence activists from the legislature.
Demonstrators blocked a road on Sunday night near China’s liaison office, leaving buses and trams stranded until they dispersed around 3 a.m. local time. Earlier, police used pepper spray in confrontations with protesters, some of whom wore face masks and chanted “Hong Kong independence.” Four people were arrested, police said.