HONG KONG: Hong Kong police arrested publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai (pic) and two other pro-democracy activists on charges of illegal assembly. It said Lai had followed a crowd along a central route for two hours on that day, singing hymns and praying. Veteran democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Yeung Sum were also arrested yesterday on the same charges, Cable TV reported. Hong Kong saw one of its worst clashes on Aug 31, with police firing tear gas and water cannons at protesters who threw petrol bombs. Lai was previously arrested in 2014 for refusing to leave a key pro-democracy protest site in the centre of the city.

Source: thestar February 28, 2020 22:18 UTC