HKFP Lens: Molotovs, tear gas and arrests mar end of peaceful mass demo in Hong Kong

Organisers the Civil Human Rights Front said over a million people attended Hong Kong’s annual pro-democracy march on January 1. However, scattered clashes broke out mid-afternoon and after dark, with demonstrators hurling Molotovs and bricks, and police deploying tear gas. Click here for part 1 of our photo round-up, or click here for full coverage of the day’s events.

january 1 civil front (6) (Copy) — Photo: May James/HKFP.

january 1 police — Photo: May James/HKFP.

tom January 1 central (1) (Copy) — Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.

January 1 doreamon — Photo: May James/HKFP.

may january 1 central (5) (Copy) — Photo: May James/HKFP.

police graffiti january 1 central (6) (Copy) — Photo: May James/HKFP.

independence january 1 central (7) (Copy) — Photo: May James/HKFP.

may january 1 central (3) (Copy) — Photo: May James/HKFP.

may january 1 central (1) (Copy) — Photo: May James/HKFP.

tom january 1 hsbc (Copy) — HSBC. Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.

tom january 1 (2) (Copy) — Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP.

may January 1 central — Photo: May James/HKFP.

may January 1 tear gas (3) (Copy) — Photo: May James/HKFP.

may January 1 central brick — Photo: May James/HKFP.

water cannon may January 1 central — Photo: May James/HKFP.

may january 1 central (2) (Copy) — Photo: May James/HKFP.

may january 1 central (4) (Copy) — Photo: May James/HKFP.

police may january 1 — Photo: May James/HKFP.

may january 1 (27) (Copy) — Photo: May James/HKFP.

baton police may january 1 — Photo: May James/HKFP.

mass arrest january 1 causeway bay — Photo: May James/HKFP.

mass arrest january 1 — Photo: May James/HKFP.

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