'It doesn't matter if it's Christmas': Hong Kong pro-democracy activists keep up protests
Donny Kwok, Lucy Nicholson
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong anti-government protesters marched through Christmas-decorated shopping centers on Wednesday, chanting pro-democracy slogans and forcing one mall to close early, as police fired tear gas to disperse crowds gathering on nearby streets.
The protests have turned more confrontational over the festive season, though earlier in December they had been largely peaceful after pro-democracy candidates overwhelmingly won district council elections.
Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing leaders have made no concessions to the protesters, despite acknowledging their defeat in November’s council elections.
“Confrontation is expected, it doesn’t matter if it’s Christmas,” said Chan, a 28-year-old restaurant worker who was part of a crowd which exchanged insults with police outside a shopping center in the Mong Kok district…
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