Hong Kong Reopens After Weekend of Clashes, Protests

Hong Kong Reopens After Weekend of Clashes, Protests
A general view of Victoria Harbour and downtown skyline is seen from the Peak in Hong Kong, China on Aug. 4, 2017. Bobby Yip/Reuters
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HONG KONG–Hong Kong’s businesses and metro stations reopened as usual on Sept. 16 after a chaotic Sunday when police fired water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who blocked roads and threw petrol bombs outside government headquarters.

On Sunday what began as a mostly peaceful protest earlier in the day spiraled into violence in some of the Chinese territory’s busiest shopping and tourist districts.