Unlawful rally turns radical in Hong Kong

At the same time, radical protesters at multiple locations near Yuen Long MTR station started to throw bottles, stools and other unidentified objects at the cordon line of the riot police. The police have fired several rounds of tear gas to the crowds.

In a statement issued just before 5 pm, the police called on members of the public to leave the area as soon as possible due to a possible deterioration of the situation there.

Traffic was disrupted from around 3 pm as protesters occupied Yuen Long Tai Yuk Road and Castle Peak Road to kick-started the unauthorized procession.

The Light Transit Rail and some buses were forced to skip stops near Yuen Long Plaza.