Masked protesters from the Civic Passion group take part in an anti-China demonstration at the rural Yuen Long district in Hong Kong March 1, 2015. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police arrested 38 people after a group of about 400 demonstrators clashed with police, in the latest sign of tension caused by China's influence in the city.
Protesters in Yuen Long, in the New Territories just a stone's throw from mainland China, chanted "Cancel the multiple-entry permit," and "Topple the Chinese Communist Party," as they complained about so-called parallel traders, who make profits by selling across the border goods bought in Hong Kong.
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