Central Hong Kong Hit With Violence After Lam’s Big Concession
- Protesters start fires, vandalize subways and build barricades
- Visitor arrivals fell nearly 40% in August as economy hit
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s biggest concession yet to protesters did little to stem scenes of violence that have become the norm on weekends in the Asian financial hub.
Small pockets of demonstrators on Sunday set fires, vandalized subway stations and set up barricades downtown after tens of thousands marched peacefully to the U.S. consulate to appeal for help from President Donald Trump. Riot police cleared roads and subway stations, fired tear gas near the Sogo department store in the Causeway Bay shopping district and made arrests of black-clad protesters wearing masks and hardhats.