It also marked a resumption of the increasingly violent confrontations between protesters and police, with officers firing pepper spray and volleys of tear gas at crowds that included children. Hong Kong police fire tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters https://t.co/3qxAK5rTUQ pic.twitter.com/6OFumSHoSg — Reuters (@Reuters) December 1, 2019"The government are still not listening to us so the protests will go on, they will not stop," said a 20-year-old student who gave only his surname, Chen. "Never forget why you started," read a banner carried by protesters taking part in the march. Hong Kong's Beijing-backed chief Carrie Lam has offered no additional concessions in the wake of the elections, and protesters said they felt compelled to return to the streets. On Saturday night police fired tear gas for the first time since the election as protesters blocked roads in the Mong Kok neighbourhood.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 01, 2019 10:07 UTC