Tension and chaos surrounded the main streets of Hong Kong on Friday as residents supporting the Chinese rule attempted to dismantle the banners of the pro-democracy activists. The Hong Kong police were instructed to take "all the necessary measures" in order to maintain peace and order starting the week as ordered by HK Chief executive. Termed as "Umbrella Revolution," protesters won't stop what they have started.
The riot of the two camps happened in the busy districts of Mongkok and in Causeway Bay, two of the prime commercial hubs of Hong Kong. About 100 protesters and 1,000 Beijing supporters initiated the clash as they threw water bottles on each other on Friday afternoon until Saturday morning. In order to pacify the crowd, HK police decided to create a human chain while some of the counter-protesters were yelling as they fail to impede the activists.
Earlier, reports claimed that mass of the protesters avoided being conspicuous as the Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, offered a dialogue with the student leaders prior to the deadline of his resignation. The same scene plague downtown streets as the mass protesters believed that Leung Chun-ying will still remain in his position.
The violence enveloping the districts was far from the ideal order seen in the cities. Residents became angry as their lives stop for a moment because of the aggressive attacks taking place. Pro-democracy protesters demand electoral reform as they stipulate for the participation of pro-democratic candidates in the election in which they believe will be ruled out with the proposed regulation that candidates must supported by a committee.
Out of the total 131 injured during the whole time of protest, at least 37 people were reportedly hurt last Friday. 19 men were captured while eight of them were believed to have triad backgrounds.
