Riot police walking past an Emporio Armani store after a protest in the Central district of Hong Kong, China, on Sunday (Jan 19). Two Hong Kong police officers were beaten at a rally in the city center that was dispersed as it descended into confusion and violent clashes. Photographer: - Bloomberg
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s government again pushed back on a key demand of protesters as a downtown rally turned violent, showing the unrest that began last June still has no end in sight.
In a lengthy statement on Sunday (Jan 19), a government spokesman recapped failed attempts to implement a promise of universal suffrage since China took control of the former British colony in 1997.
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