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      Hong Kong: Watch fist-fights break out as tensions continue to rise01:14

      Hong Kong: Watch fist-fights break out as tensions continue to rise

      Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
      Politics
      October 4, 2014 at 04:07 GMT +00:00 · Published

      The 'Occupy Central' protesters and those opposed to the ongoing protest fought in the Mong Kok area of Hong Kong, Saturday. The violence follows clashes on Friday, which resulted in around 20 people being arrested and approximately 18 people injured, including several police officers.

      Sit-in demonstrations have taken place in Hong Kong in the past, but the current anti-government protests are among the largest the Special Administrative Region of China has experienced in decades. According to reports up to 80,000 people attended demos on Monday and Tuesday.

      Hong Kong: Watch fist-fights break out as tensions continue to rise01:14
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      The 'Occupy Central' protesters and those opposed to the ongoing protest fought in the Mong Kok area of Hong Kong, Saturday. The violence follows clashes on Friday, which resulted in around 20 people being arrested and approximately 18 people injured, including several police officers.

      Sit-in demonstrations have taken place in Hong Kong in the past, but the current anti-government protests are among the largest the Special Administrative Region of China has experienced in decades. According to reports up to 80,000 people attended demos on Monday and Tuesday.

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