Hong Kong protesters in fresh standoff with police
07 September 2019 |
12:08 pm
Demonstrators went ahead with a banned march to mark the fifth anniversary of Beijing's move to curtail elections. A hardcore of protesters threw petrol bombs at police, who responded with tear gas and water cannon.
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