the Hong kong police fired Saturday tear gas and used water cannons to disperse anti-government protests, the demonstration in Victoria Park parkland.

Thousands of protesters were kokoutui the area, although the protest did not have official permission. Many had covered their faces despite the fact that the authorities have banned the disguise.

the Government and police have suppressed the people’s requirements. We must continue this movement to show them that our demands are still in force, the 18-year-old protester Gordon Tsoi said AFP news agency:the fbi.

Demonstrators gathered first at Victoria Park parklands, Saturday 2. November.Jerome Favre / EPA

according to Reuters, a few protesters clamored for independence, as the communist party leaders in Beijing to keep a red garment. They have threatened to “crush the bones” of those who are working for Hong kong independence.

Part protestoijista building crash of metal fences and soccer goals from the barricades to the park entrance. The activists threw at least one molotov cocktail.

Police said loud allows the protesters to disperse. According to police, the protesters can be accused of illegal gathering. The police captured several of the protesters.

Protesters scattered in different directions and headed towards hong kong’s financial and shopping areas of Central. Part of the protesters threw bricks on the way.

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Police fired more tear gas Hennessy Road near the police headquarters.

Protesters broke the official Chinese news agency Xinhua Hong kong delivery windows. AP:no, this is the first time that Xinhua editorial had to protest tihutöiden target.

the Hong kong protests have continued now for five months. Hong kong authorities banned last month in the face masks of the old colonial-era law.

Protesters opposed to the law, which, according to the Hong kong detained, suspected of crimes the person could be exported to mainland China to be judged. This law is, in principle, already abandoned, but the protesters are demanding that the case expression be unambiguous.

the Crowd also demanded free elections in Hong kong, detainee release and the police investigation.

Sources: AFP, AP, Reuters

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