HONG KONG—Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas to break up protests in a gritty industrial suburb on Aug. 24 after activists threw petrol bombs and bricks, as China freed a British consulate worker whose detention had fueled tensions.
Four MTR subway stations were closed around Kwun Tong, a densely populated area of the Chinese-ruled city on the east of the Kowloon peninsula, but thousands packed the streets anyway, most carrying umbrellas against the sun.
