Hong Kong: Thousands of protesters demand ‘real autonomy’
05 November 2019 |
6:00 am
Thousands of black-clad masked demonstrators defied a police ban and entered Hong Kong's central shopping district. Police responded to protesters' "emergency call" for meaningful autonomy with tear gas.
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