Home > Overseas MULTIMEDIA Hong Kong tensions rise again Thomas Peter, Reuters Posted at Aug 22 2019 12:12 AM Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Protesters use fire extinguishers at riot police during a standoff at Yuen Long MTR station in Hong Kong on Wednesday, the same site where an attack on protesters by suspected triad gang members occurred a month ago. The protests, which started out as a call to scrap a proposed extradition bill, has grown to a call for sweeping changes in the Special Administrative Region and threatens to hit the economy of both Hong Kong and mainland China. Bank warns of economic fallout from Hong Kong protests Read More: Hong Kong China MTR protest multimedia multimedia photo