Hong Kong police fires tear gas at protesters

Massive demonstrations began in Hong Kong early last month against an extradition bill that would have allowed suspects to face trial in mainland China.

Hong Kong: Hong Kong police on Saturday fired tear gas at protesters who defied police warnings not to march in the Yuen Long area, where six days earlier a mob targeting demonstrators brutally attacked people in a train station.

Less than three hours after the start of the march, police fired the tear gas to disperse crowds that had ignored authorities' appeals to leave the area.

In a statement, police said, "Violent clashes broke out at various locations as some protesters removed fences from Kerbside and used mill barriers to block roads."While several protesters left the spot, there is still heavy crowd with people chanting slogans, "Protect Hong Kong" and "Time for revolution".Massive demonstrations began in Hong Kong early last month against an extradition bill that would have allowed suspects to face trial in mainland China, where critics say their rights would be compromised.Multiple protests continue to take place in the semi-autonomous state despite the city's pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam publicly apologized for proposing the controversial legislation and announced later that the bill was "dead".