Police officers began to disperse protesters outside the building of the legislative council in Hong Kong, British television reported.
According to him, the guards sprayed tear gas.
On the video footage from the scene, it can be seen that hundreds of police officers lined up in front of the building in special equipment with shields in their hands.
In addition, there are dozens of police cars with sirens on the street. Protesters began to exit the council building.
Earlier, the Hong Kong police warned that they would intervene if the protesters themselves did not leave the building of the local legislative council, which they had occupied earlier on Monday. The protesters broke the glass and put graffiti on the walls with various slogans.
The city administration of Hong Kong issued a decree announcing the red - the highest - the level of anxiety due to ongoing protests.
Mass demonstrations began in Hong Kong on Monday morning, people took to the streets and blocked several highways.
Demonstrations are timed to the return of Hong Kong to China by the United Kingdom. Hong Kong, July 1, 1997, received the status of a special administrative region of China for a period of 50 years in accordance with the one-country, two-system course proclaimed by Beijing.
In recent weeks, Hong Kong residents staged mass demonstrations in protest against amendments to the law on extradition. According to the amendments, the Hong Kong authorities have been granted the right to extradite suspected offenders on the territory of Hong Kong to hide in Hong Kong.
Due to mass protests against the adoption of these amendments, their consideration was postponed.
In Beijing, they said on Monday that no foreign country, particularly the United Kingdom, has the right to interfere in Hong Kong.
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