Protestors have also blocked a key tunnel connecting Kowloon to Hong Kong Island, causing widespread traffic chaos.
But protesters have remained unyielding, vowing to hold multiple occupations and rallies into next week, sending tensions soaring once more.On Saturday evening, hundreds of masked protesters put up makeshift barricades across multiple roads in Tsim Sha Tsui, a popular shopping and tourist district on the harbourfront.A protester gestures in front of an improvised barricade in Hong Kong on Aug 3, 2019.
Earlier in the day protesters marched through the densely populated neighbourhood of Mongkok, which has previously seen clashes between police and demonstrators, chanting slogans and calling for residents to join a planned strike on Monday. The call for strike action appears to be gaining more traction than previous walkouts, with a host of organisations and unions vowing to join.
Under the terms of the 1997 handover deal, the city has rights and liberties unseen on the mainland, including an independent judiciary and freedom of speech.But many say those rights are being curtailed, citing the disappearance into mainland custody of dissident booksellers, the disqualification of prominent politicians and the jailing of pro-democracy protest leaders.
The past two weekends have seen a surge in violence used by both protesters and police, who have repeatedly fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse projectile-throwing crowds.Hong Kong's police have increasingly adopted tougher tactics, including this week charging 44 protesters with rioting - an offence that carries up to 10 years in jail.
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