TIMELAPSE: Sunrise over Hong Kong
01 December 2019 |
6:20 am
Timelapse images of a sunrise over Hong Kong which has been roiled by months of political crisis and violent anti-government demonstrations but life goes on for many residents and businesses in the busy financial hub.
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