HONG KONG, Oct 6 — Chinese soldiers issued a warning to Hong Kong protesters today who shone lasers at their barracks in the city, in the first direct interaction with mainland military forces in four months of anti-government demonstrations. The stand-off with the People’s Liberation Army...
Sunday, 06 Oct 2019 10:12 PM MYT
Protesters concealed their faces in defiance of colonial-era emergency laws invoked by the authorities on Friday, which banned face masks. Protesters face a maximum of one year in jail for breaking the mask ban. China’s Hong Kong military garrison warned a crowd of a few hundred protesters they could be arrested for targeting its barracks walls in the city with laser lights. It was the first direct interaction between the PLA and protesters. Chinese military personnel standing on the roof of the building held up a sign in English and Chinese which read: “Warning. You are in breach of the law. You may be prosecuted.
Only hours after Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam invoked emergency powers last used more than 50 years ago, mask-wearing protesters took to the streets on Friday, setting subway stations on fire, smashing mainland China banks and clashing with police. China dismisses the accusation, saying foreign governments, including Britain and the United States, have fanned anti-China sentiment.
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