HONG KONG – Hong Kong police fired water cannon and tear gas and arrested nearly 200 people on July 1 as protesters took to the streets in defiance of sweeping security legislation introduced by China that critics say is aimed at snuffing out dissent.
Reuters: Hong Kong police fire water cannon, tear gas at protest over new security law
Riot police deploy tear gas as they clear protesters from a road during a rally against a new national security law in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, on the 23rd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China.
