Hong Kong protesters and police clash, metro and shops targeted

Anti-government protesters set up a 4 meter tall "Statue of Lady Liberty Hong Kong" on the iconic Lion Rock, in Hong Kong, China, October 13, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy activists and riot police clashed in chaotic scenes around the city on Sunday, with police in riot gear chasing protesters through crowds of lunchtime shoppers.

Rallies in shopping malls on Hong Kong island and across the harbour in the Kowloon district began peacefully around midday with a few hundred people at each chanting "Free Hong Kong" and other slogans.