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Over the weekend, protests against the extradition legislation intensified in Hong Kong. The first water cannons appeared in protests yesterday (25th) and even fired warning shots.

This is a report from correspondent Beijing Song Uk.

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As Hong Kong demonstrators wield sticks and chase police, suddenly a shot goes off and police threaten them with pistols.

A policeman fired a gun towards the air as a warning. This is the first time in a 12-week crime against protests against Indian legislation.

Demonstrators and police rallied violently yesterday at a rally held in Kaicheng district in Hong Kong.

Police first used water cannon vehicles with tear gas to fight the protests, which protested by throwing Molotov cocktails and bricks.

Demonstrators and police injured were in the process. Some men also attacked protesters with sticks during the protests.

One day ago, 10 people were injured and 29 were arrested in clashes between police and protesters.

The ten-day peace protest, which took place after the occupied protests at Hong Kong International Airport, collapsed.

As the conflict reappears, concerns about China's armed involvement are growing again.

At a seminar hosted by the National Hong Kong Macau Research Group in Shenzhen, China, Chinese officials suggested the possibility of central government intervention.

[Mari Tam / NPC Vice-Chairman of Hong Kong Basic Law Committee: China's central government has the right to intervene to rectify. The People's Liberation Army based in Hong Kong is not a scarecrow.]

Hong Kong's opposition group plans to hold a massive urban march on Monday.