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Police make arrests after Hong Kong protest

(5 Jan 2020) Police arrested dozens of protesters in Sheung Shui, following a march of thousands through the Hong Kong border town on Sunday to oppose traders from mainland China. Sheung Shui lies across the border from the mainland city of Shenzhen. For years, traders have bought goods from the district to sell at a markup in Shenzhen. The practice is called “parallel trading" because it happens in a gray area alongside legal trade. Police used tear gas on demonstrators who hurled petrol bombs at the Sheung Shui police station, authorities said. Legislator Lam Chuek-ting said the actions by the police were "outrageous" and that protesters "conducted the march orderly". While the procession ended at 2:50 pm, some demonstrators refused to disperse and remained in standoffs with riot police. Some black-clad protesters held up signs that read “SARS,” an apparent reference to a mysterious infectious disease that may have been brought to Hong Kong from the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where at least 44 people have been infected. The outbreak has revived memories of the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic that began in southern China and killed more than 700 people. About 100 protesters marched through a Sheung Shui mall last month, demanding that mainland Chinese traders leave the territory. Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous Chinese territory, has seen more than six months of anti-government demonstrations. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...