Demonstrators march through Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay on New Year’s Day before the protest descended into violence and vandalism. Photo: Bloomberg Demonstrators march through Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay on New Year’s Day before the protest descended into violence and vandalism. Photo: Bloomberg
Demonstrators march through Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay on New Year’s Day before the protest descended into violence and vandalism. Photo: Bloomberg
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New year gets off to violent start in Hong Kong as old problems remain

  • As vandalism and clashes force the first mass protest of 2020 to be called off, the wait for political solutions from the city’s leader goes on

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Updated: 3:47am, 2 Jan, 2020

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Demonstrators march through Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay on New Year’s Day before the protest descended into violence and vandalism. Photo: Bloomberg Demonstrators march through Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay on New Year’s Day before the protest descended into violence and vandalism. Photo: Bloomberg
Demonstrators march through Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay on New Year’s Day before the protest descended into violence and vandalism. Photo: Bloomberg
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