Hong Kong Protesters Target Shopping Centers, Mainland Chinese
- Police use pepper spray, detain at least 14 protesters at mall
- Retail sales have plunged and the city is now in recession
Plainclothes police officers clash with a pro-democracy protester during a rally inside a shopping mall in Sheung Shui in Hong Kong on Dec. 28.
Photographer: Dale de la Rey/AFP via Getty Images
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Protesters in Hong Kong continued to target shopping malls in the city, harassing mainland Chinese and clashing with police, who used pepper spray on demonstrators.
At least 14 people were detained at a mall in the Sheung Shui district near the Chinese border, government-backed broadcaster RTHK reported. The anti-government protesters singled out mainland Chinese shoppers, who locals blame for shortages after buying up goods to resell in China, driving up prices.