Hong Kong Protesters Are Debating a Halt to Vandalism
- Posts advocate lull to vandalism after wave of destruction
- Demonstrators have targeted trains, China-linked businesses
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Hong Kong protesters are debating whether to lower the temperature as the battered financial center girds for another weekend of tear gas and petrol bombs.
Worried that violence and destructive tactics risk alienating more moderate supporters, some activists have urged others to scale back vandalism that has shut shops, banks and train stations across the city. Their concerns include giving Chief Executive Carrie Lam a reason to delay local elections next month or discouraging U.S. lawmakers from passing a bill to support the protest movement.