A woman directs people at Yau Ma Tei metro station, after the nearby Mong Kok was closed due to vandalism during protests, in Hong Kong, China October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Susana Vera
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's embattled government, which has enacted colonial-era emergency powers, said on Thursday it would not take any further measures to counter violent protests and rejected rumours that mainland Chinese security forces were involved in the city.
Shopping malls closed early on Thursday to avoid becoming targets of planned protests and the city's metro, which has borne the brunt of violent unrest in recent weeks, shut three hours early.
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