Hong Kong police have shot a teenage protester at close range in the chest, leaving him bleeding and howling on the ground, in a fearsome escalation of anti-government demonstrations that spread across the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. CHRIS MCGRATH/GETTY IMAGES Police tackle and arrest pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who is in Beijing for the ceremony, smiled as a Hong Kong float passed by. MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/AP The Hong Kong protests contrasted with Beijing's anniversary festivities marked with a colourful parade. Cheung said Beijing fully supports the "one country, two systems" framework that gives Hong Kong freedoms and rights not enjoyed on the mainland.

Source: Stuff October 01, 2019 10:54 UTC