Hong Kong Marchers Target Malls in Third Day of Christmas Protests

Hong Kong Marchers Target Malls in Third Day of Christmas Protests
Hong Kong protesters attend a Christmas Day rally in Sha Tin shopping mall in Hong Kong, China on Dec. 25, 2019. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
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HONG KONG—Hundreds of protesters marched through festive Hong Kong shopping malls on Dec. 26 for a third day over the Christmas holidays, with riot police deployed in the event of unrest.

The “shopping protests” focused on malls across the Chinese-ruled city since Christmas Eve have turned violent at times, with police firing tear gas to disperse demonstrators in bustling commercial areas filled with shoppers and tourists.