Hong Kong police: Public rally suspended after being hijacked by rioters (update)

Protesters wearing black uniforms hiding from police officers after a rally at Chater Garden in Hong Kong was suspended after rioters attacked police officers. - AFP

HONG KONG: The Hong Kong police on Sunday (Jan 19) requested an assembly held in Hong Kong's Central district be suspended after a large group of rioters hijacked the rally and inflicted damages on nearby properties.

After the rally began at around 3pm local time in the Chater Garden in Central district, a large group of rioters inflicted damages on the vicinity by acts of arson and road blockage, the police said.