Police pepper spray local reporters during an operation to break up an anti-government protest in Hong Kong’s Tai Po area on March 8. Photo: Dickson Lee Police pepper spray local reporters during an operation to break up an anti-government protest in Hong Kong’s Tai Po area on March 8. Photo: Dickson Lee
Police pepper spray local reporters during an operation to break up an anti-government protest in Hong Kong’s Tai Po area on March 8. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong /  Health & Environment

Pepper spray, arrests in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district again as planned rally against coronavirus clinic turns into anti-police march

  • At least three protesters were seen being taken away by officers, who moved in after marchers blocked traffic with makeshift barricades
  • Opposition councillor who said he was pepper-sprayed while observing from pavement plans to raise issue at March 24 council meeting

Topic |   Hong Kong protests
Ng Kang-chung
Ng Kang-chung

Updated: 7:25pm, 8 Mar, 2020

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Police pepper spray local reporters during an operation to break up an anti-government protest in Hong Kong’s Tai Po area on March 8. Photo: Dickson Lee Police pepper spray local reporters during an operation to break up an anti-government protest in Hong Kong’s Tai Po area on March 8. Photo: Dickson Lee
Police pepper spray local reporters during an operation to break up an anti-government protest in Hong Kong’s Tai Po area on March 8. Photo: Dickson Lee
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