HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong authorities said on Monday they arrested 230 people during pro-democracy protests on the weekend after a sing-along demonstration at a shopping mall spilled out on to the streets of the Chinese-ruled city.
FILE PHOTO: Riot police detain an anti-government protester during a protest at Mong Kok, in Hong Kong, China May 10, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Hundreds of riot police were deployed to disperse the protesters on Sunday, with some members of the media caught up in the chaos that evoked memories of the sometimes violent unrest that rocked the global financial hub last year.
Police said the arrested were aged between 12 and 65 and their offences included unlawful assembly, assaulting a police officer and failing to produce proof of identity.
A 22-year-old man was found to have