Dozens injured in continued Hong Kong clashes
Dozens of people were injured in Hong Kong during two nights of clashes over the weekend.
Pro-democracy protesters in the Mong Kok district squared off against police in late-night confrontations and scores of riot police smashed batons at a wall of umbrellas that protesters raised to defend themselves.
They have been demanding China’s Communist Party rulers live up to constitutional promises to grant full democracy to the former British trading outpost.
Hong Kong Security Chief Lai Tung-kwok said some clashes in recent days had been initiated by activists affiliated to "radical organizations which have been active in conspiring, planning and charging violent acts".
Mobile phone chat groups and social media sites like Facebook have been major platforms for protest chatter, including calls for action by demonstration leaders.
The continued protests are putting off tourists from Hong Kong and having an impact on shopping sales in the Mong Kok area.
Gareth Leather, Asia economist at the UK-based research firm Capital Economics, said to German media: "Tourist growth is down a bit, as the protests have put people off from travelling to Hong Kong.
"Meanwhile, shoppers have found it difficult to gain access to the protest area around Mong Kok, which is a favorite shopping area for mainland tourists."
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