The Hong Kong Protest: 20 Intense Photos

The Hong Kong Protest: 20 Intense Photos

The Fiscal Times Staff  // 

A protester holds up placards that read "Occupy Central" and "Civil Disobedience" in front of a line of riot police outside government headquarters in Hong Kong, September 27, 2014. Riot police used pepper spray to disperse protesters on Saturday, fueling tensions ahead of a planned sit-in by pro-democracy activists to protest Beijing's tightening grip on the city.

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