Anti-government demonstrators in Hong Kong tore down 'smart' lampposts over fears they could be used to collect personal data from citizens. Latest on the protests:
HONG KONG - Illegal violence is pushing Hong Kong to the brink of great danger, the city government said on Monday, after a weekend of clashes that included the first gun-shot and the arrest of 86 people, the youngest just 12.
Six officers drew their pistols and one officer fired a warning shot into the air, police said in a statement, adding that 215 rounds of tear gas and 74 rubber bullets were fired over the two days. But the demonstrations have evolved over 12 straight weeks into a broad demand for greater democracy in the financial hub that was promised a high degree of autonomy under a “one country, two systems” formula when it was handed to China by colonial ruler Britain in 1997.
On Saturday, activists threw petrol bombs and bricks in the gritty industrial district of Kwun Tong, on the east of the Kowloon peninsula. Some protesters cut down “smart” lamp posts equipped with surveillance cameras.GRAVE CHALLENGE They also set up barricades to block some roads, following a largely peaceful rally earlier in the day.
China has denounced the protests, warned of the damage to Hong Kong’s economy and complained of outside interference.
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