AP, HONG KONGPolice are to be out in force at polling stations in Hong Kong this weekend as keenly contested local elections take place amid ongoing anti-government protests. New Hong Kong Police Commissioner Chris Tang (鄧炳強) yesterday told reporters that officers would deal with any outbreak of violence immediately without hesitation. Six masked protesters surrendered before dawn, bringing to about 30 the number who have come out in the past day from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus besieged by police. Protesters are demanding fully democratic elections and an investigation into alleged police brutality in suppressing the demonstrations. Riot police kept watch, exchanging heated words with some protesters, but there were no major clashes ahead of district council elections tomorrow.

Source: Taipei Times November 22, 2019 16:07 UTC