Peaceful rallies descended into chaos on Sunday as activists and police clashed in chaotic scenes across the Asian financial hub. In one of the worst incidents, an officer was slashed in the neck by a protester and taken to hospital. Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is due to deliver her annual Policy Address on Wednesday amid pressure to restore confidence in the government as it grapples with the city’s biggest political crisis in decades. Hong Kong gears up for pro-democracy rally after latest weekend of unrest: Hong Kong pro-democracy activists plan a rally on Monday evening after another weekend of unrest that saw protesters hurl petrol… https://t.co/Wzrny59ACG #25thAmendmentNow #ImpeachTrump #TheResistance pic.twitter.com/dIdMNFCL0O — Patrick (@cahulaan) October 14, 2019The government said late on Sunday it found it “baffling” that visiting US Senator Ted Cruz said he had not seen any violent acts by protesters. “Everyone can see from media reports that violent protesters conducted violent and vandalistic acts on many occasions in Hong Kong in recent months.”Cruz said on Saturday that Lam had scrapped a meeting with him.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 14, 2019 01:52 UTC