A senior Hong Kong government official has warned that mass demonstrations in the city over the past two months are taking their toll on its economy, as the Asian financial hub was hit by a third consecutive day of protests on Sunday.
Riot police on Sunday fired tear gas at protesters near Beijing’s main representative office in the city, a day after they engaged in some of the fiercest clashes yet seen in Hong Kong’s current political crisis in an outlying district of the territory.
Late into the night, police were pursuing protesters around the edge of Hong Kong’s financial district, home to global banks such as HSBC. The demonstrators responded by lighting fires and throwing objects. Some of the protesters were chased through streets crammed with expensive bars and restaurants, as shocked diners and tourists looked on.