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Hong Kong Protesters Face Off With Police in Mall Protests

Reuters

   HONG KONG - Hong Kong riot police swept into several shopping malls on
   Saturday, chasing off and arresting some anti-government Hong Kong
   demonstrators who had gathered to press their demands in the peak
   shopping weekend before Christmas.
   In a mall in Yuen Long, close to the China border, hundreds of
   black-clad protesters marked the five-month anniversary of an attack in
   a train station by an armed mob wearing white T-shirts which beat up
   bystanders and protesters with pipes and poles.
   Police have been criticized for not responding quickly enough to calls
   for help, and for not arresting any alleged culprits at the scene. They
   later made several arrests and said the assailants had links to
   organized criminal gangs, or triads.
   The protesters demanded justice for the attack, shouting "Fight for
   Freedom" and "Stand With Hong Kong".
   "The government didn't do anything so far after 5 months ... I deserve
   an answer, an explanation," said a 30-year-old clerk surnamed Law.
   "Yuen Long is no longer a safe place ... and we all live in white
   terror when we worry if we will be beaten up when dressed in black."
   

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