Mong Kok
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wàngjiǎo |
|---|---|
| Jyutping | Wong6 Gok3 |
| Romanization | vong4 gok5 |
| Yale Romanization | Wohng Gok |
| Restaurants | Burger King - Argyle Centre |
| Good Hope Noodle | |
| Hotels | Metropark Hotel Mongkok |
| Cordis, Hong Kong | |
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| ID | 1044649 |
About Mong Kok
Mong Kok is a buzzing maze of narrow streets, known for shopping. Stalls with clothes and knick-knacks cram the vast Ladies' Market, plants and colorful blooms fill the Flower Market, while Fa Yuen Street is full of sneaker and sports stores. Nearby, the Temple Street Night Market is a mix of curios, fortune tellers and food stands. Foodies explore the area's street food stalls, tea houses and casual eateries.
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Hong Kong protests: on Christmas eve rallies lead to clashes
Tear gas was fired in the busy shopping and tourist areas
police in Hong Kong fought, the pro-democracy protesters with tear gas in Some of the continued unrest seen in the Chinese territory, in weeks.
protesters - Some wearing Nicholas hats or reindeer horns to mark Christmas Eve - instead of flash mob rallies in several shopping centers, while others went on the road and is a popular recreation area.
Some of the gasoline dropped bombs, while the police pepper set sticks, spray, and shock.
Hong Kong seen six months of anti-government.
The protests began in June over a controversial extradition bill, and now into a broader movement, a study of the brutality of the police and democratic reforms are calling for.
in the local elections in November, after months of unrest.
What happened on Tuesday?had asked Some of the demonstrators, for a series of protests, which grew over the Christmas period and on Christmas Eve , thousands on The Streets of Tsim Sha Tsui and Mong Kok , two shopping streets.
protesters could be seen digging stones out of The Streets and set up barricades. The police said that a bank was vandalized and set On Fire .
The protesters stopped short of action at midnight (16:00 GMT) wish everyone, police officers included, a Merry Christmas,
But , clashes again shortly thereafter.
Volunteer paramedic and masked protesters gathered within Shopping Centres , The government condemned the protests, saying that they "disrupted social order" and "affected the festive mood"said A 25-year-old protester, Nigel Chan, Reuters: "Many people in Hong Kong don't expect This Christmas to be Different . But this year, Christmas Eve seems to [fight] the time to. "
Another protester who gave her name as Maria, told the news Agency: "although this is a very joyful event and the holiday for us, Some of [the protesters] are in prison. we should remember other remember that our fight is not yet expired. "
A government acting spokesman accused rioters to disrupt "social order and the citizens celebrate Christmas" with their "outrageous".
protests continued in the Early Hours of the morning of Christmas, What are the protests about?it began in June against a draft law that would have allowed deliveries from Hong Kong to Mainland China .
critics worry that this could undermine the independence of the judiciary and threaten dissidents.
The Bill was withdrawn in September, But the protests have continued and expanded.
Hong Kong was a British colony until 1997, after which it was given back to China under the "one country, two systems" arrangement.
under the agreement, Hong Kong is to be expected that a high degree of autonomy from Mainland China , and the residents enjoy more freedoms than on the Mainland .
hong kong anti-government protests, china, hong kong
Source of news: bbc.com
