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Protesters march along a road demonstrating against a proposed extradition bill in Hong Kong, China June 12, 2019. [AFP]
Hong Kong authorities were shutting government offices in the city’s financial district for the rest of the week after a day of violence over an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial.
Early on Thursday just a handful of protesters remained milling about as a widespread cleanup around the city’s legislature took place.
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