Police detain a protester during a demonstration on China's National Day in Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong. Hong Kong police commissioner Stephen Lo said the 18-year-old man who was shot by an officer was conscious when he was taken to hospital. Choreographed festivitiesIn contrast to events in Hong Kong, Beijing's carefully choreographed anniversary festivities included troops marching through part of Tiananmen Square with new missiles and floats celebrating the country's technological prowess. Lam was shown on television smiling as a float celebrating Hong Kong went past as she sat with Chinese officials. Hong Kong protesters are angry about what they see as creeping Chinese interference in the Asian financial centre.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 01, 2019 21:22 UTC