More than 10, people were arrested as authorities sought to snuff out the protest movement, which was one of the biggest challenges to.

In the evening, they gathered illegally. The August 18 rally was peaceful, and during the initial trial, police told the court that no violence was observed nor were any arrests made. On August 3, , Hong Kong radical protesters held demonstrations they called the "Mong Kok One More Rally". Hongkonger loses appeal bid against conviction, 6-year jail term for trying to take officer's gun during protest.

From the protests over the extradition law to the protests over the National Security Law, these protests are a response to the ever-encroaching. The latest protests were set off by an extradition bill that would have allowed criminal suspects to be sent to mainland China for trials. Ms. While the political and long-term consequences of the protests are still impossible to know, Hong Kong is already experiencing some short-term economic impacts.