Hong Kong protests return again as Covid-19 pandemic wanes


Demonstrators wearing protective masks hold up their hands inside Harbour City shopping mall, operated by Wharf Holdings Ltd., during a protest in the Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong, China, on Sunday (May 10). Hong Kong police dispersed groups of protesters on Sunday, preventing them from gathering and marching through the Kowloon district as demonstrators re-appeared in malls across Hong Kong. - Bloomberg

HONG KONG: Protests sprang up across Hong Kong on Sunday (May 10) as dozens gathered in shopping centres to voice their anger with the government and police, who protesters say are abusing social distancing laws to restrict civil liberties.

A heavy police presence thwarted a Hong Kong Independence march called for by the online protest community. However, dozens of people wearing masks attended protests in shopping centres in at least six districts.

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