Yuen Long lies in the New Territories near the Chinese border where the criminal gangs and staunchly pro-Beijing rural committees remain influential. Anger soars over vicious mob attack on Hong Kong protesters. Footage showed people screaming as men beat multiple protesters and journalists in Yuen Long station and inside trains, leaving pools of blood on the floor. The city's parliament was trashed by protesters earlier this month, as Beijing's authority faces its most serious challenge since Hong Kong was handed back to China in 1997. Under the 1997 handover deal with Britain, China promised to allow Hong Kong to keep key liberties such as its independent judiciary and freedom of speech.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 22, 2019 04:52 UTC