Hong Kong protes­ters violen­ce increa­ses toward­s privat­e proper­tyHONG KONG: Hong Kong’s more hardline pro-democracy protesters have embraced increased violence towards private property, businesses and even people, triggering some soul-searching within the movement. Even by the standards of Hong Kong’s summer of rage, the last fortnight has been brutal. Hong Kong protesters expected to regroup despite police banAnd multiple clashes showed demonstrators beating their ideological opponents. Hong Kong protesters kick off new weekend of ralliesPolitical analyst Dixon Sing said this was because neither Beijing nor Hong Kong’s government have given protesters any incentives to de-escalate after four months of wielding a stick and offering few carrots. “The majority of Hong Kong people still feel the major culprit remains the collusion between the Beijing government and the Hong Kong government and the police,” he said.

Source: The Express Tribune October 14, 2019 05:37 UTC