Hong Kong protests: Demonstrators defy ban on march
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Thousands of protesters have marched through the centre of Hong Kong, defying a police ban.
Police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowds. Protesters lit fires and attacked the Legislative Council building.
Officials had banned an event to mark five years since Beijing ruled out fully democratic elections.
The protests happen a day after several prominent pro-democracy activists and lawmakers were arrested.
The protest movement grew out of rallies against a controversial extradition bill – now suspended – which would have allowed criminal suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial.
It has since become a broader pro-democracy movement in which clashes have grown more violent.
What happened on Saturday?
Protesters took to the streets in the Wan Chai district, many joining a Christian march, while others demonstrated in the Causeway Bay shopping district in the pouring rain. Many carried umbrellas and wore face masks.
On Friday police had appealed to members of the public to cut ties with "violent protesters" and had warned people not to take part in the banned march.
Eric, a 22-year-old student, told Reuters news agency: "Telling us not to protest is like telling us not to breathe. I feel it's my duty to fight for democracy. Maybe we win, maybe we lose, but we fight."
Outside the local headquarters of the China People's Liberation Army, police fired rounds of tear gas to try to disperse anti-government protesters.
Who was arrested?
During a 24-hour police crackdown, at least three activists – including prominent 23-year-old campaigner Joshua Wong – and three lawmakers were detained.
Mr Wong, who first rose to prominence as the poster boy of a protest movement that swept Hong Kong in 2014, was released on bail after being charged over the protests which have rocked the territory since June.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Wong said: "Organising protests, having assembly on street is the fundamental right of [the] Hong Kong people… People will still gather on [the] street and urge President Xi [Jinping] and Beijing [that] it's time to listen to people's voice."