The
police commander who oversaw pro-democracy demonstrations that roiled Hong Kong in 2014 has been recalled from retirement to help deal with the violent
protests convulsing the Chinese-ruled city, two sources with knowledge of the move told Reuters.
The sources, both senior government security officials, said former deputy police commissioner Alan Lau Yip-shing, planned to meet top-level ground commanders on Friday.
"The protests and confrontations have spilled over into neighborhoods other than those where the police have permitted marches or rallies," said an advisory posted on the website of the U.S. State Department on Wednesday.