HONG KONG (The Straits Times/ANN): Hong Kong police fired a water cannon at protesters and arrested at least 30 people for unlawful assembly on Wednesday (July 1), as the global financial hub turned a corner with the new national security law in place on the anniversary of the city's handover to China.
Authorities locked down Causeway Bay, the traditional venue for large demonstrations, closing off key roads to control traffic. Water cannon was used to disperse activists gathered along a stretch in between Causeway Bay and Wan Chai.