Thousands of demonstrators dressed in black have taken to the streets in Hong Kong's Tsim Sha Tsui tourist district and have clashed with the police. She used tear gas against the activists. According to the police, the demonstrators put up roadblocks and damaged traffic lights. There were also demonstrations in at least five shopping centers, which also escalated violently.
In the luxury shopping center Harbor City, the demonstrators discovered a group of civil police officers and pressed them. The officers arrested several demonstrators and the police also used pepper spray and truncheons. In another mall, a protester crashed and was taken to a hospital.
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Photo gallery: protests in the shopping districtThe protest movement had called for demonstrations for the Christmas days, especially in the shopping districts. Some protesters wore Santa hats and reindeer antlers. Many Christians live in the former British colony of Hong Kong.
In the Chinese special administrative zone, six months ago, mass protests against the Beijing-compliant leadership had begun, some of which resulted in violence. Prime Minister Carrie Lam had a debacle with the local whales in November - but there are no signs of concessions, neither in Beijing nor in Beijing.