Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas in Subway Station as Protests Continue for Another Weekend
Pro-democracy protesters throw back tear gas fired by the police during a demonstration against the controversial extradition bill in Sham Shui Po district in Hong Kong on Aug. 11, 2019. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images
Hong Kong was rocked by mass demonstrations and clashes between protesters and police on Aug. 11, as protesters shifted tactics to flash mob-style encounters with police in the 10th straight weekend of unrest.
Demonstrators recently adopted a strategy of retreating when pressed by police, only to reemerge en masse at another location.
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
