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HONG KONG - Hong Kong was in lockdown on Tuesday, with barricades in the city center, shuttered stores and a heavy riot police presence, as authorities scrambled to ensure anti-government protests do not overshadow China’s anniversary festivities in Beijing.
Police said on Monday they expected a “very serious violent attack” in Hong Kong. Authorities have rejected a permit submitted by protesters for a planned march, but demonstrations are expected across the city regardless. However, he said the “escalating violence of some radical protesters, including unlawful assemblies and blockage of roads, petrol bomb hurling, arson and attacks on other citizens, has not only disrupted social order but also posed a severe challenge to the rule of law, affecting the safety and normal lives of citizens.”
A police officer stands guard as helicopters carrying China's national flag and Hong Kong's flag fly past, on China's National Day at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, China October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha The government of embattled leader Carrie Lam has already canceled the annual Oct. 1 fireworks display over the city’s Victoria Harbour, citing public safety concerns.
“On our journey forward, we must uphold the principles of peaceful reunification and one country, two systems; maintain lasting prosperity and stability in Hong Kong and Macau; promote the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations; unite all Chinese sons and daughters, and continue to strive for the motherland’s complete reunification,” Xi said in his nationally televised speech in Beijing.
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