Hong Kong Mops Up After Fresh Violence, Braces for October 1 Anniversary

Hong Kong Mops Up After Fresh Violence, Braces for October 1 Anniversary
Workers clean graffiti at New Town Plaza in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China on Sept. 23, 2019. Aly Song/Reuters
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HONG KONG—Hong Kong cleaned up on Sept. 23 and train services in the city resumed, after another weekend of sometimes violent protests that saw pro-democracy activists vandalize a railway station and a shopping mall.

Nearly 50 people were arrested in the weekend clashes, police said, bringing the total number of arrested in the protests since June to 1,556.