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A sixteenth weekend of tension in Hong Kong, where the movement that began around the request for withdrawal of an extradition bill to China in June, continues, despite the withdrawal now registered the draft of controversial law. But while the youth remains very determined, the mobilization changes little by little in particular because the large markets are almost no longer allowed.
With our special correspondent in Hong Kong, Florence de Changy
Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Sha Tin, Mongkok, Tseung Kwang Ho, Tsing Yi, etc., all of Hong Kong's districts where demonstrations and clashes took place this weekend.
In several large shopping centers, thousands of protesters rallied to denounce the stores belonging to groups considered pro-Beijing, or to sing the protesters' slogans and their new hymn to the glory of Hong Kong.
In Shatin, some people went around and trampled a Chinese flag, which they then put in a garbage bin and escorted to the nearby river.
The day before, a 13-year-old girl was arrested for also burning a Chinese flag, she was released on Sunday.
On Saturday, a few thousand protesters wanted to mark the anniversary of the two-month anniversary of the July 21 attack on the Yuen Long subway by members associated with triads, the local mafias, an attack that gave the impression that the police protected organized crime.
In addition, a police station was attacked with Molotov cocktails at a police station. On Sunday night, police faced protesters on several fronts. In the densely populated area of Mongkok, tear gas, pepper spray and polka dots were used to disperse the crowd.