Sunday, 28 June 2020

Dozens arrested during Hong Kong peaceful protest against national security laws

Silent protest ends in scuffles with police as Beijing prepares to approve controversial legislation

Hong Kong police have arrested at least 53 people after scuffles erupted during a relatively peaceful protest against planned national security legislation to be implemented by the mainland Chinese government.

Armed riot police were present as a crowd of several hundred moved from Jordan to Mong Kok in the Kowloon district on Sunday, staging what was intended as a “silent protest” against the planned law.

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