Hong Kong
police fired volleys of tear gas to break up anti-government
protests in a gritty industrial suburb on Saturday after activists threw petrol bombs and bricks, as
China freed a
British consulate worker whose detention had fueled tensions.
Four MTR subway stations were closed around Kwun Tong, a densely populated area of the Chinese-ruled city on the east of the Kowloon peninsula, but thousands packed the streets anyway, most carrying umbrellas against the sun.
Police used tear gas after some
protesters threw Molotov cocktails and bricks and others tore up "smart" lamp posts equipped with surveillance cameras.