Government offices shut after clashes between demonstrators and police
Residents argue with police officers at the Tamar Park outside the Central Government Complex on June 13 2019 in Hong Kong, China. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/ANTHONY KWANThousands of protesters readied in Hong Kong on Thursday for more potential clashes with police over a planned extradition law with mainland China, a day after police fired teargas and rubber bullets at unarmed demonstrators.
“We are ready to have a protracted war with the government,” said one protester, Natalie Wong. “I am young, that’s why I have to fight for Hong Kong.” On Wednesday, police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and pepper spray in a series of skirmishes to clear demonstrators from the legislature, with officials saying 72 people had been admitted to hospital by 10pm.
Most roads around the business district were opening for traffic, but Pacific Place, a prime shopping mall next to the legislature, stayed shut. Banks, including Standard Chartered, Bank of China and DBS, said they had suspended branch services in the area. Banks in the Central district emphasised it was business as usual but many offered staff the option of working from home.
Lam has said the courts would provide human rights safeguards in vetting case-by-case extraditions to mainland China. “But ‘Mother Carrie Lam’ did it. What kind of mother is she? I have never seen such an evil-hearted mother.”
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