The Chinese national flag and the flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region fly above the Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong, China, Aug 5, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
HONG KONG, May 4 (China Daily/ANN) - The return of lawlessness and violence to the streets of Hong Kong over the Labor Day holiday has drawn widespread criticism and spread unease throughout the city.
The four-day holiday, which started on Thursday, has seen crowds of protestors clash with police at demonstrations scattered across the city, in defiance of the social distancing edict. Petrol bombs were thrown at a police vehicle on Friday night and police seized 10 kilograms of flammable materials, chemicals and other equipment used for making bombs.
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