Scores of activists held in Hong Kong swoop as protests return
Marchers demonstrate mainly against a delay in the financial hub’s legislative council election
06 September 2020 - 21:03
Hong Kong police arrested scores of people including key activists as protests again flared on the city’s streets on Sunday after weeks of relative calm since the implementation of a national security law.
At least 90 people were arrested on charges including illegal assembly, disorderly conduct, obstructing and assaulting police, according to the authority. More than 20 people were also fined for violating social-distancing rules...
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