Pro-Chinese government in Hong Kong stands firm despite hundreds of thousands coming out in protest against extradition law which many say will expand China's control in the territory
What began as a peaceful protest through the centre of the global financial hub descended into violence early on Monday as several hundred protesters clashed with police, who responded with pepper spray before the stand-off ended soon after.
Organisers said as many as a million people turned – by far the largest protest since Hong Kong's 1997 handover to China – presenting Lam with a major political crisis.
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