MACAU - Police physically intervened to break up an estimated crowd of 1,500 assembled to protest government-related issues on May 1, resorting to the use of water cannons and pepper spray. The injured included a foreign journalist.
The protest was organized by several labor unions, social, and youth organizations critical of the government for not doing enough to curb inflation and a growing illegal labor problem.
The protesters began a march toward the government compound at about 2:00 pm. Instead of following a police-altered route, they resorted to taking their pre-planned route down New Road through the commercial district in the heart of the city.
The protest was organized by several labor unions, social, and youth organizations critical of the government for not doing enough to curb inflation and a growing illegal labor problem.
The protesters began a march toward the government compound at about 2:00 pm. Instead of following a police-altered route, they resorted to taking their pre-planned route down New Road through the commercial district in the heart of the city.