This weekend in Hong Kong, pro-democracy demonstrators and riot police clashed once more, the latest incidents in a protest movement that has been taking place for about four months now. The increasing violence and continued anti-Chinese unrest in Hong Kong are worrying both sides, as Chinese leaders prepare to celebrate China’s National Day on October 1—the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China—and protest leaders fear a potential crackdown. Gathered here, images from the streets of Hong Kong from the past few days.
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protests Build Ahead of China’s National Day
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Read morePolice detain pro-democracy demonstrators during a demonstration in Hong Kong on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreA statue of a demonstrator is displayed as pro-democracy protesters attend a rally at Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong on September 27, 2019, to show solidarity with arrested political activists being held at San Uk Ling detention center. #
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Read moreLaser pointers flash above the heads of people attending a rally in the Admiralty area of Hong Kong on September 28, 2019. Thousands of Hong Kongers gathered on September 28 to mark the fifth anniversary of the Umbrella Movement, the failed pro-democracy campaign that laid the groundwork for the massive protests currently engulfing the city. #
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Read morePeople point lasers at a hovering helicopter during a rally to mark the fifth anniversary of the Umbrella Movement, in the Admiralty area of Hong Kong on September 28, 2019. #
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Read moreProtesters holding umbrellas gather in Hong Kong on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreA police officer reacts to protesters in Hong Kong on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreDemonstrators and police face off in Hong Kong on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreA police officer pepper-sprays pro-democracy protesters during a demonstration in Hong Kong's Causeway Bay district on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreA riot-police officer holds a sign during a demonstration in the Causeway Bay district on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreAnti-government protesters cover themselves during a demonstration in Hong Kong's Admiralty district on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreA riot-police officer fires tear gas to disperse pro-democracy protesters on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreAn anti-government protester uses a tennis racket to hit a tear-gas canister during a clash with riot police in Hong Kong on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreProtestors use a slingshot to throw bricks and stones toward the Legislative Council Building on September 29, 2019. #
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Read morePro-democracy protesters run away from blue-colored water sprayed by police near the Legislative Council Building in Hong Kong on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreA protester throws a tear-gas round back at police during a demonstration on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreRiot-police officers arrest demonstrators outside the Legislative Council Building in Admiralty, Hong Kong, on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreAn umbrella lies in the street as pro-democracy protesters demonstrate in Hong Kong's Admiralty district on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreHong Kong police escort a detained protester near the central government offices after thousands took part in an unsanctioned march through Hong Kong on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreA man gets help as pro-democracy protesters march in the Admiralty district on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreA pro-democracy protester throws a Molotov cocktail during a demonstration near the Legislative Council Building on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreAn anti-government protester throws a Molotov cocktail toward riot-police officers inside the Wan Chai station on September 29, 2019. #
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Read morePolice walk past graffiti that reads "Liberate Hong Kong. Revolution of our times" at a bus stop on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreAnti-government protesters crawl under a tiny gap in a metal gate that rescuers pried open to escape from Admiralty Centre, where they were trapped by riot police, on September 29, 2019. #
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Read morePosters and graffiti cover a bus-stop advertising screen after a protest march through Hong Kong on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreJournalists stand near a fire set by protesters on a main street in Hong Kong on September 29, 2019. #
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Read moreA security officer closes a door at the entrance to an office building vandalized by pro-democracy protesters after clashes with police on September 29, 2019. #
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Read morePro-democracy protesters hold a press conference in Hong Kong on September 30, 2019. #
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Read morePeople form a human chain in support of the protest movement, in the harbor area of Hong Kong on September 30, 2019. #
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Read moreStudents gather during a schoolchildren's strike in support of the protest movement in Hong Kong on September 30, 2019. #
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