'No more tear gas,' marchers cry at rally on eve of local electionsParents and children wearing face masks participate in a rally to protest against the exposure of children to tear gas by police in Hong Kong on Saturday. (Reuters Photo)HONG KONG: Chanting “No more tear gas”, dozens of Hong Kong families with young children marched on Saturday to oppose the government’s handling of pro-democracy protests on the eve of keenly contested local elections. With police now buying canisters from China, there are rising fears that the tear gas could release toxic chemicals including cancer-causing dioxin. I don’t believe that Beijing will not respond to the Hong Kong people’s voice,” black-clad and masked student Alex Wong said during the anti-tear gas march. Cheung brushed off claims by US President Donald Trump that he was the reason why China didn’t crush the Hong Kong protests.

Source: Bangkok Post November 23, 2019 14:12 UTC