Hong Kong Rings in New Year With Tear Gas, Clashes in Downtown
- Police abruptly order rally to end as protesters flood streets
- HSBC strongly condemns vandalism, calls it ‘unjustified’
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Hong Kong began 2020 with a familiar sight: Tear gas, fires, vandalism and roadblocks in busy downtown areas as protesters vowed to maintain their fight for more democracy and less Chinese control.
Riot police battled demonstrators into the night after large crowds of mostly peaceful demonstrators flooded streets from Causeway Bay to Central. Tensions escalated after police abruptly ended the rally following clashes outside of a branch of HSBC Holdings Plc, which had recently become a target of protesters.