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Santa Hats and Tear Gas: Hong Kong Protests Flare Again Santa Hats and Tear Gas: Hong Kong Protests Flare Again
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Christmas Eve in Hong Kong, ordinarily a night of revelry, was instead one of violence as democracy activists clashed with the police in a popular shopping district. Christmas Eve, ordinarily a night of revelry in Hong Kong, was filled with tear gas and pepper spray as riot police clashed with pro-democracy protesters who gathered at malls and shopping districts.
The protesters — some wearing Santa hats and reindeer antlers, The Associated Press reported — took to the streets after a period of relative calm in the city. Two dozen people were injured, including one protester who fell over a railing and at least one floor in a shopping mall while trying to evade arrest, and another who fell from the roof of a restaurant that was being raided by the police.
On Tuesday, thousands of protesters flooded the Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district and clashed with the police, who launched tear gas and were reported to have fired rubber bullets. The police said the man at the mall was being treated for injuries at a hospital and had been arrested for assaulting an officer. Officials did not comment on the other man’s status, but witnesses said he was conscience at the time of his fall.
The police said some protesters had built barricades, dug up bricks, vandalized stores and thrown fire bombs, The A.P. reported. The protests, which began in June over a since-withdrawn proposal that would allow extraditions to mainland China, have entered a period of relative calm. But occasional flare-ups continue.
One clash took place outside one of Hong Kong’s most expensive hotels, the Peninsula. Other protests were staged in malls. Video showed a protester leaping from a balcony at one mall after clashing with the police. They said he was being treated for injuries at a hospital. On Tuesday, thousands of protesters flooded the Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district and clashed with the police, who fired pepper spray and tear gas.
For six months, protesters have staged regular demonstrations, some violent, against the central government in Beijing and its efforts to exert control over the semiautonomous territory. The police said some protesters had built barricades, vandalized stores and set fire to the entrance of a subway station. One clash took place outside one of Hong Kong’s most expensive hotels, the Peninsula.
For six months, protesters have staged regular demonstrations, sometimes violent, over concerns that China’s central government is increasing its control over the semiautonomous territory. They have called for expanded elections, amnesty for arrested demonstrators and an investigation into the police’s use of force.
“I have especially come out to stand with our young protesters,” said Alan Ming, 61, a retired factory owner. “I have never felt more upset on a Christmas Eve. I feel heavy-hearted.”
In the Mong Kok neighborhood, a man was assaulted after getting into a dispute with protesters.In the Mong Kok neighborhood, a man was assaulted after getting into a dispute with protesters.
Christmas Eve in Hong Kong is usually a good night for businesses, but the people who crowded through the shopping mall district were not there to shop. Christmas Eve in Hong Kong is usually a good night for businesses, but many of the people who crowded through shopping districts were not there to shop.
Protesters vandalized a bank in the Mong Kok district.Protesters vandalized a bank in the Mong Kok district.
Riot police officers dispersed the crowds, clashing with the protesters. Riot police officers dispersed crowds, clashing with protesters.
Flash mobs turned up at numerous malls.Flash mobs turned up at numerous malls.
The protesters set a fire in the middle of a street in Mong Kok. Volunteer medics treated a protester in Tsim Sha Tsui who was injured in a clash.
The scene in Tsim Sha Tsui. “We would like to tell the government that we are not giving up,” one man told the A.P. Protesters set a fire in the middle of a street in Mong Kok.
The scene on the waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui.