Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas, Water Cannon at Protesters Outside Government Headquarters

• CNA Published on Aug 31, 2019
  Hong Kong police fired tear gas at protesters gathered outside government headquarters, as thousands defied a ban to rally through the city centre on Saturday (Aug 31). The clashes came on the fifth anniversary of Beijing’s rejection of a call for universal suffrage in the semi-autonomous city, sparking the 79-day Umbrella Movement in 2014.

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