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Hong Kong Demonstrators Again Clash With Police

VOA News

   Police used batons and pepper spray to disperse thousands of protesters
   who again took to the streets of a Hong Kong suburb to demand the
   complete withdrawal of a bill that would allow extraditions to mainland
   China, as well as the resignation of the Beijing-approved leader Carrie
   Lam.
   The protest in Sha Tin was peaceful through most of Sunday, but
   scuffles broke out between police and the demonstrators as the day came
   to an end. Some protesters ran into a local shopping mall where the
   scuffles continued.
   Riot police used pepper spray and batons to clear protesters from the
   mall while demonstrators were seen using umbrellas and other make-shift
   weapons to fight police.
   Protesters have begun taking their marches to farther-flung areas of
   Hong Kong in an effort to reach the wider population. Sha Tin is
   located in the New Territories close to the border with mainland China,
   and is popular with mainland visitors.
   Organizers said 110,000 protesters took part, while police put the
   number at 28,000, according to broadcaster RTHK.

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