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Tear gas and arrests as Hong Kong rally for universal suffrage descends into chaos | South China Morning Post

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Tear gas was fired in Hong Kong after police shut down a rally for universal suffrage in the city’s business district on Sunday, January 19, when two plain-clothes officers were assaulted by hard-core protesters amid the chaos. Thousands took part in the police-approved demonstration to demand electoral reform for S…

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