(London Independent) The latest night of demonstrations in Hong Kong appeared to come to an early end as protesters melted into crowds of weekend shoppers and tourists after verbally sparring with police for over an hour.
Protesters had gathered at 6pm on Saturday outside of Mong Kok police station, the site of frequent clashes in recent weeks, where they jeered at armed officers from behind a heavy line of journalists before dispersing into the night.
While the recent trend has been for protesters to reappear elsewhere in the city after brief standoffs with police, an eerie calm subsequently set in on Saturday evening.
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