In its ninth weekend, a Hong Kong protest movement opposed to mainland China’s growing influence has appeared to gain momentum
HONG KONG—Protesters opposed to mainland China’s growing influence on Hong Kong gathered in one of the semiautonomous city’s densest districts, setting up the potential for confrontations with a police force under pressure to contain weeks of tear-gas-soaked demonstrations.
Adding to the tension, the scene of Saturday’s protest is Mong Kok, where violent clashes unfolded during pro-democracy protests in 2014 and 2016. Ahead of Saturday’s rally, replacement filters for the shop masks that demonstrators use against tear gas...
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