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Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters close to Beijing's office in the financial hub, the latest clashes in a city gripped by weeks of political unrest. IMAGES
Hong Kong, Jul 7(EFE/EPA).- The Metropark Hotel Causeway Bay is being turned into the headquarters of Beijing's National Security Office in Hong Kong and will officially begin operations on 8 July, according to reports. The office, created under Beijing’s recently enacted national security law for the city, is responsible for supervising and guiding the local government’s enforcement of the legislation, which outlaws acts of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: THE METROPARK HOTEL CAUSEWAY BAY STANDS IN CAUSEWAY BAY DISTRICT IN HONG KONG, CHINA
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters flood Hong Kong's financial and shopping districts, defying a police ban and a sweeping crackdown which saw several key activists and lawmakers arrested. IMAGES
Riot police fired multiple volleys of tear gas Sunday to disperse pro-democracy protesters close to Beijing's office in Hong Kong, plunging the financial hub deeper into crisis. IMAGES
Hong Kong police fired tear gas Sunday at protesters close to Beijing's liaison office in the financial hub, the latest clashes in a city gripped by weeks of political unrest. IMAGES