Hong Kong's political unrest went into another dark turn on Sunday when a driver tied protesters in a taxi and killed a man with a gang.
Violence took place when thousands of people took to the streets to participate in two marches on the island of Kowloon and Hong Kong to protest the latest movement to ban the public from wearing face masks at public meetings.According to the law, protesters using the emergency forces of leader Kerry Lam reacted harshly and suffered from civil liberties.
The taxi incident in the city during the protest was a violent incident that began peacefully but saw that protesters were increasingly using violence and sabotage. Restlessness is now entering the 18th week.
Other local media photos and videos shows that a bloody and domineering man hit the ground with a text and kicked but some people are trying to help
The Hong Kong Hospital Authority said four people were sent to the hospital in the aftermath. One has left and three are in serious condition, including the taxi driver
Sunday's public assemblies were not authorized by the government, and police used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse those who participated. Several were arrested. Some protesters were seen throwing bricks and Molotov cocktails and setting fires in the street.
Hong Kong has been rocked by violent clashes and the city has been partially paralyzed since the Friday evening decision by the government to use its colonial-era emergency powers to ban people from wearing masks at demonstrations. Lam said the move was "necessary" but insisted it does not mean Hong Kong is in a state of emergency.
Lam's political opponents said the law was unconstitutional and worried it could portend more emergency measures, which give her effective carte blanche to make new laws as necessary in the instance of a severe breakdown of public order. However, the emergency laws have not been tested in court since Hong Kong's return to China in 1997 and could be found unconstitutional.
On Sunday, a High Court judge rejected an attempt by pro-democracy lawmakers to repeal the emergency law. A hearing for a judicial review of the implementation of the city's emergency measures was scheduled for October 20.
Lam's decision, regardless of its legality, sparked furor among protesters. Since enacting they measure, they have vandalized multiple train stations, set fire to entrances and smashed ticketing facilities. Numerous mainland Chinese-owned banks and stores have also been targeted, as have businesses that expressed sympathy to mainland China. The law does not appear to have deterred people from wearing masks, as many were seen using them during the weekend's demonstrations.
Protesters vandalize the Cheung Sha Wan local government offices in Hong Kong on Sunday.
The vast majority of people who have attended the city's recent pro-democracy demonstrations do so wearing masks to hide their identity because they fear being arrested, targeted by police or that their employers will find out and punish them for participation. Gas masks and respirators used to protect against tear gas, which is often used by authorities to disperse unauthorized gatherings, have also become commonplace.
Lam called the vandalism on Friday night and early Saturday morning "unprecedented" and said "the extreme acts by rioters wearing masks is appalling."
"We can no longer tolerate rioters destroying the Hong Kong we cherished," she said.
On Saturday, Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) network suspended all of its operations for the first time during the political crisis, which is now entering its 18th week. The MTR opened on a limited basis Sunday.
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