Radio Television Hong Kong news, which filmed the brawl, reported that the attacker was a Mandarin speaker and had been arguing with his victims about politics before he pulled out a knife. In two malls in the north of the New Territories, protesters vandalized shops, threw paint and attacked an outlet of Japanese fast food chain Yoshinoya. Police also stormed the Cityplaza shopping complex on Hong Kong Island after some protesters sprayed graffiti on a restaurant wall. Lam’s office yesterday said that she would head to Beijing tomorrow. The Hong Kong Journalists Association also deplored “any act of sabotage against the media” and called for an end to violence against the press.

Source: Taipei Times November 03, 2019 16:03 UTC