Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said the “rioters” were destroying society and would not succeed in their demands with violence in the “special administrative region” (SAR) of China. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT BELOW(Warning: graphic content) Hong Kong police open fire and hit at least one protester as chaos erupts across the city. The editor in chief of China’s Global Times tabloid, published by the state-owned People’s Daily, said Hong Kong police had nothing to be scared of. “You have the backing of not only Hong Kong and Chinese people, but also Chinese soldiers and People’s Liberation Army in Hong Kong,” Hu Xijin wrote on his blog. Petrol bombs were also thrown at Hong Kong University on the main island.

Source: National Post November 11, 2019 16:44 UTC