2019-09-09 10:46:02 source: CGTN et al.
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong released on bail after Sunday's rearrest
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung was granted bail on Monday, local media reported. He was detained for a second time on Sunday for breaching bail conditions.
A legal perspective: What Hong Kong Police underwent in the last 3 months
Hong Kong saw a dark summer tinted by an increasing intensity of violence as what started as a demand to revoke a disputed fugitive bill escalated into political turmoil engulfing the once peaceful and orderly Asian financial hub. Three months have passed since the first protest broke out on June 9, and the situation showed no sign of abating.
HK condemns violence, vandalism
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government condemned the illegal behavior of radical protesters, saying vandalism, as seen on Sunday, must end immediately. In a statement issued Sunday night, a Hong Kong SAR government spokesman said the radical protesters' illegal acts deprive the rights of other members of the public to use the MTR, the railway and metro system in the city.
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