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Monday 15 July 2019

Clashes erupt as Hong Kong

protest targets Chinese traders

becoming a summer of who sing loudly and dance rallies. “There isn’t an anti-
unrest in the semi-autono- somewhat provocatively in extradition protest every
mous territory. a public park. day to keep us going,” she
After issuing a warning, po- The protests have a com- said.
lice on Saturday moved mon refrain: Hong Kong’s “I hope that through to-
forward to disperse the government, led by a non- day’s action, people in
crowd of mostly young pro- democratically elected Hong Kong will not forget
testers who say peaceful chief executive, is not ad- that there are actually
A protester throws a box of goods at a store that sells to
mainland customers, in Hong Kong, Saturday, July 13, 2019. demonstrations have failed dressing the people’s con- many other social issues
Several thousand people marched in Hong Kong on Saturday to bring about change. cerns. waiting to be solved.”
against traders from mainland China in what is fast becoming Police used pepper spray Another rally is planned for The city’s leader, Carrie
a summer of unrest in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. and batons. Sunday. Lam, has pledged to do
Associated Press In panicky scenes, fleeing Walking behind a banner a better job of listening to
By D. KANG and N. LAM several thousand people protesters scrambled over that read “Strictly enforce all sectors of society, but
Associated Press marched in Hong Kong each other, some falling the law, stop cross-border many protesters want her
HONG KONG (AP) — Vio- against traders from main- to the ground. Some had traders,” Saturday’s march- to resign.
lent clashes broke out after land China in what is fast donned protective masks ers passed by pharmacies Her government proposed
and helmets ahead of the and cosmetic shops that legislation in February that
confrontation. are popular with Chinese would have allowed sus-
Major demonstrations in tourists and traders who pects to be extradited to
the past month against a bring goods back to sell in China.
proposal to change extra- the mainland. The proposal ignited con-
dition laws that would al- Many of the stores were cerns that the rights and
low Hong Kong suspects to shuttered because of the freedoms guaranteed to
stand trial in mainland Chi- protest. the former British colony
na have reawakened oth- Amy Chan, a 25-year-old for 50 years after its 1997
er movements in the city. bank employee, called the return to China are being
Thousands marched last protest a continuing action chipped away at by a pro-
weekend against middle- building on the momentum Beijing government in Hong
aged mainland women of the anti-extradition law Kong.q

Magnitude 7.3 quake damages

homes in eastern Indonesia

flee to temporary shelters.
There were no immediate
reports of casualties, and
authorities said there was
no threat of a tsunami.
The U.S. Geological Sur-
vey said the magnitude
7.3 quake was centered
Residents leave their homes to find higher grounds following an 166 kilometers (103 miles)
earthquake in Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia, Sunday, July southeast of Ternate, the
14, 2019. capital of North Maluku
Associated Press province, at a depth of just
By NINIEK KARMINI quake struck eastern Indo- 10 kilometers (6 miles). Shal-
Associated Press nesia on Sunday, damag- low quakes tend to cause
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) ing some homes and caus- more damage than deep-
— A strong, shallow earth- ing panicked residents to er ones.q