Description
Added on the 24/05/2020 08:17:14 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Hong Kong police fire tear gas a few minutes into 2020 as pro-democracy protesters take their movement into the New Year with midnight countdown rallies and a massive march planned for January 1. IMAGES
Police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at pro-democracy protesters who defy authorities to hold a rally on Hong Kong's scenic harbourfront, the latest flashpoint in months of political unrest gripping the city. Clouds of acrid tear gas smoke waft across streets usually packed with tourists, including outside the city's colonial-era Peninsula Hotel, as protesters and police clash for what has become a weekly ritual. IMAGES
Police fires tear gas to protesters in an escalator in Central, Hong Kong, as violent clashes erupted across the city hours after China held a massive military parade in Beijing to celebrate 70 years of Communist Party rule. IMAGES
Hong Kong riot police fire tear gas and water cannons on Sunday at hardcore pro-democracy protesters hurling rocks and petrol bombs, in a return to the political chaos plaguing the city. IMAGES
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at demonstrators in the working-class district of Wong Tai Sin as the city buckles under a rare general strike, which pro-democracy protesters are pushing to emphasise they still have broad public support following two months of increasingly violent unrest. IMAGES