Four arrested in clashes after CY Leung town hall meeting

Police arrested four people during heated clashes between pro- and anti-government groups outside a public meeting between Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying and residents of Tin Shui Wai yesterday.

Four men were arrested during the afternoon, as scuffles broke out between government supporters and members of pan-democratic groups, many of whom were rallying against land reclamations in Kowloon West and the New Territories.

Scores of pan-democrats massed outside the community hall at Tin Ching Estate on Sunday in the scorching heat, chanting anti-Leung slogans and calling for him to step down. But most of the estimated 500 people at the town hall meeting supported the government.

"We hope Leung doesn't step down … he loves Hong Kong and he loves this country," said Tom Law, a retired schoolteacher, who had lined up in the morning to enter the hall.

"He has been trying to help young people, especially in terms of housing issues."

Further away from the community hall, protest groups were rallying behind a range of causes.

Video: Pro-government and pro-democracy groups clash in Tin Shui Wai