Top Hong Kong Police Commander Recalled From Retirement as Violence Escalates

Top Hong Kong Police Commander Recalled From Retirement as Violence Escalates
Riot police stand off against protestors at Wong Tai Sin district in Hong Kong on Aug. 5, 2019. Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images
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HONG KONG—The police commander who oversaw pro-democracy demonstrations that roiled Hong Kong in 2014 has been recalled from retirement to help deal with the violent protests convulsing the Chinese-ruled city, two sources with knowledge of the move told Reuters.

The sources, both senior government security officials, said former deputy police commissioner Alan Lau Yip-shing, planned to meet top-level ground commanders on Aug. 9.