Police in riot gear gather near the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong on Saturday, November 16, 2019. The PLA garrison in Hong Kong said that when some residents began cleaning, some troops “helped clear the road in front of the garrison gate”. In August, Beijing moved thousands of troops across the border into Hong Kong in what state news agency Xinhua described as a routine rotation. Foreign envoys and security analysts estimate up to 12,000 troops are now based across Hong Kong — more than double the usual garrison number. But the PLA should not leave their base because this is Hong Kong territory.”

Source: The Telegraph November 16, 2019 17:03 UTC