Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters in Residential Area
- Public anger focuses on police after train station clashes
- Police shoot volleys of tear gas at protesters in Sai Ying Pun
Riot Police fire tear gas to disperse demonstrators during a protest in Sheung Wan district of Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong demonstrators and police clashed for a second straight day as the city’s China-backed government struggles to quell growing discontent and amid violent clashes that have marred the historic movement in recent weeks.
Riot police fired volleys of tear gas at hundreds of black-shirted protesters and wrestled some people to the ground to make arrests Sunday in Sai Ying Pun, a residential and business area where the Chinese government’s liaison office is located. Protesters vandalized the building last week, drawing stern warnings from Beijing and sparking fears that China’s military would be called in to restore order.