Hong Kong increasingly polarised as protests shift to new phase
(WorldNews Asia)

Scuffles erupted between rival political groups in Hong Kong over the weekend as supporters of China clashed with pro-democracy demonstrators. The once-stable international hub has been convulsed by weeks of huge, sometimes violent rallies calling for greater democratic freedoms and police accountability. The protest movement looks unlikely to subside as a battle over a piece of extradition legislation widened to include complaints about the state of democracy in the Chinese Special Administrative Region. Fights have begun breaking out with increased frequency after pro-democracy supporters began holding impromptu singalongs of a popular protest anthem, and in return, pro-Beijing supporters...