Hong Kong protester shot in chest with live round, SCMP reports

A protester (C) throws ceremonial "joss paper", used in memory of those who died for democracy, into the air as a group set fire to debris in the street during a demonstration in the Admiralty area in Hong Kong on October 1, 2019, as the city observes the National Day holiday to mark the 70th anniversary of communist China's founding. - Strife-torn Hong Kong on October 1 marked the 70th anniversary of communist China's founding with defiant "Day of Grief" protests and fresh clashes with police as pro-democracy activists ignored a ban and took to the streets across the city. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)

HONG KONG (Bloomberg): Police shot tear gas volleys at protesters and key downtown subway stations were closed as simultaneous rallies raged across Hong Kong hours after Beijing held celebrations marking 70 years of Communist rule in China.

President Xi Jinping oversaw a military parade through the center of the capital that featured some of China's most advanced weaponry, including ballistic missiles and warplanes. He kicked it off with a brief speech calling for stability in the Asian financial center and urging for unity among Chinese ethnic groups and and the country's "complete unification."'