Hong Kong Police Shoot Protester As Clashes Marr China’s National Day

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A Hong Kong protestor was reportedly shot by a police officer amid clashes and demonstrations in defiance of China’s celebration of 70 years of Communist rule

a male protester was shot by an officer in the Tsuen Wan. The man who was shot is in critical condition at Princess Margaret Hospital, according reports from theAt least 15 people were injured as protests erupted across at least nine districts of the city with police using tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon in a bid to disperse protesters who built bonfires and barricades and hurled petrol bombs.

President Xi Jinping said China would “maintain the lasting prosperity and stability” of Hong Kong in a of a massive military parade in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.: The use of live rounds marks a significant escalation in the crisis that has gripped the former British colony for the last four months.

Businesses in Hong Kong continue to count the cost of the disruption and political fallout from the crisis. Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation suspended the city’s metro network on Tuesday while thousands of stores and and shopping malls were closed at what would have traditionally would have been one of the busiest weeks of the year for retailers.

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A protester got shot in the chest by a live round, according to a first aider at the scene.

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