NSTworld: The attack was “not only a serious criminal act but also pure election violence,” Xu Luying, spokeswoman for the HongKong and Macau Affairs Office of China’s central government, said.
The international finance hub has been shaken by five months of huge and increasingly violent protests calling for greater democratic freedoms and police accountability.
In the latest incident, a man holding a bouquet approached pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho on Wednesday morning as the politician was campaigning in his constituency near the border with China. Xu also called for “strong punishment” against violence in Hong Kong and for a “fair, just, safe and orderly environment” for the district elections, set to be held on November 24.University students wear Guy Fawkes masks, popularised by the 'V For Vendetta' comic book film, during an anti-government protest at their graduation ceremony at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. - AFP
A clash broke out involving a group of students including at least one believed to be from mainland China at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on Wednesday, the South China Morning Post reported.
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