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A 49-year-old man was seriously injured after being attacked by anti-government protesters in Wan Chai, as street fights between opposing groups erupted in various parts of Hong Kong on Sunday.
People traded blows and verbal abuse, with outbreaks of violence occurring throughout the evening mainly in the neighbourhood of North Point and Fortress Hill, where several injuries were reported.
Earlier on Sunday, there were waves of violent clashes between police and protesters on Hong Kong streets. 
The ugliest incident, recorded on a video that went viral online, showed an unarmed man dressed in a blue shirt and trousers being attacked by a mob of black-clad masked protesters.




It was said to have occurred at about 4.30pm on Gloucester Road, near the junction of Marsh Road in Wan Chai. The man was reported to have confronted the protesters before he was attacked.

A video going viral online shows a middle-aged man being beaten up by protesters this afternoon. He was later found lying injured at Gloucester Road. Paramedics treated him; he was conscious pic.twitter.com/lpPzXvezsk
— SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) September 15, 2019

In the video, at least six protesters can be seen kicking him in the chest and back, punching his back and hitting him with umbrellas.




The man is seen shouting out and kneeling down, as if in surrender, covering his head with his hands. But his attackers continue raining blows on him, cheered on by others who clap their hands.
At one point, the man appeared to lose consciousness and was seen lying on the ground. A bag he had been holding was taken away. Separate television news footage showed him bleeding from the mouth.

The Hospital Authority later reported that a 49-year-old man was sent to Ruttonjee Hospital for treatment. Police sources confirmed that he was the victim on Gloucester Road. He was said to be in a serious condition.
There were more scenes of violence on Sunday night.
Skirmishes and fist fights as rival camps clash across Hong Kong
A group of middle-aged men, some in white shirts, were seen holding a folding stool and a sledgehammer both outside and inside Fortress Hill MTR station. Some chanted, “Fujian people, beat the cockroaches! Go police!”, using a derogatory term for protesters. In one incident, a group was seen punching a black-clad man, who was crouching and protecting his head, inside the MTR station. One man was also seen hitting the head of a protester from behind.

Near North Point MTR station, a man wearing white was seen lying on the ground with his head bleeding. On the pavement near him sat another man dressed in white, bleeding from the mouth. When approached by reporters, he said he did not understand Cantonese.
A number of journalists, including a Post video producer, also became targets while covering the violence in North Point. One Post photographer was also punched in the face.

Earlier in North Point, a Post photographer is punched in the face, after he had tried to stop two men from attacking another journalist. Riot police intervened

Video: SCMP/Alvin Lum pic.twitter.com/7wM6XZ7wxU
— SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) September 15, 2019

At around 8.20pm, near the junction of North Point Road and Chun Yeung Street, a group of unmasked men confronted journalists and abused them. Some in the group were wearing white T-shirts, and one tried to push the journalists away.
Riot police stepped in separate them from the journalists. A male journalist shouted at a police officer, demanding they arrest a man who he claimed had attacked a member of the press.
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Also in North Point, three men were seen on the street with butcher’s knives and they then kicked over two cans of what witnesses said smelled like flammable liquid. Police arrived within minutes but the men had locked themselves in the office of a group called the Hong Kong First Youth Association on Ming Yuen Western Street. Police eventually took seven people away from the building.

In August, some people had also been seen darting into the office after they fought with protesters using poles.
With Hong Kong into its fourth month of anti-government protests, there has been more violence on the streets in recent days.
On Saturday, pro-Beijing groups gathered to sing the Chinese anthem and wave national flags at a rally in Amoy Plaza shopping centre in Kowloon Bay, after cleaning up a so-called “Lennon Wall” of stickers put up earlier by protesters.
Black-clad protesters confronted the pro-government individuals and, as tempers rose, arguments and fights broke out.


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Scuffles break out in North Point with police having to intervene. Photo: Felix Wong

Scuffles break out between protesters and white-clad men in North Point after holding another rally from East Point Road in Causeway Bay to Chater Garden in Central. 15SEP19 SCMP / Sam Tsang

Scuffles break out between protesters and white-clad men in North Point after holding another rally from East Point Road in Causeway Bay to Chater Garden in Central. 15SEP19 SCMP / Felix Wong

At one point, the man beaten appeared to lose consciousness and was seen lying on the ground. Photo: Handout

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Thousands of protesters march from East Point Road in Causeway Bay to Chater Garden in Central defying a ban on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Sam Tsang

Riot police fire water at protesters from the water canon truck as they hold another rally and march from East Point Road in Causeway Bay to Chater Garden in Central. 15SEP19 SCMP / Edmond So

Protesters start a fire at an entrance of Wan Chai MTR Station as they hold another rally and march from East Point Road in Causeway Bay to Chater Garden in Central. 15SEP19 SCMP / Sam Tsang

Protesters hurl petrol bombs and other objects at the Central Government Offices in Tamar as they hold another rally and march from East Point Road in Causeway Bay to Chater Garden in Central. 15SEP19 SCMP / Sam Tsang

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A fight breaks out between pro-Beijing supporters and anti-government protesters in Amoy Plaza shopping centre in Kowloon Bay on Saturday. Photo: Sam Tsang

Anti-riot police is seen at the Light Rail Chung Fu stop in Tin Shui Wai. 14SEP19 SCMP/ Dickson Lee

Anti-government protestors rebuilds the Lennon Wall outside Fortress Hill MTR station after it was earlier destroyed by pro-Beijing supporters. 14SEP19 SCMP / Edmond So

Lee Ching-hei, owner of the National Disaster Hardware shop, which provides supplies to protesters, in Sham Shui Po. 14SEP19 SCMP / Edmond So

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Pro-Beijing supporters waves the China flag during a confrontation between rival camps at Amoy Plaza, Kowloon Bay. 14SEP19 SCMP / Sam Tsang

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A group of government supporters clash with local residents outside Fortress Hill MTR station on Saturday. Photo: Facebook

Pro-China members with China flags, sing national anthem and gather at Lion Rock. 14SEP19. HANDOUT PHOTO

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People trade blows and verbal abuse, with outbreaks of violence occurring mainly in the North Point and Fortress Hill area
Ugliest incident involved unarmed man being attacked by a mob of black-clad masked protesters



People trade blows and verbal abuse, with outbreaks of violence occurring mainly around North Point and Fortress Hill but ugliest incident involves unarmed man being attacked by a mob of protesters.


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Hong Kong protests: man seriously hurt after attack by anti-government demonstrators as street fights between rival groups erupt

People trade blows and verbal abuse, with outbreaks of violence occurring mainly in the North Point and Fortress Hill area Ugliest incident involved unarmed man being attacked by a mob of black-clad masked protesters

People trade blows and verbal abuse, with outbreaks of violence occurring mainly in the North Point and Fortress Hill area

Ugliest incident involved unarmed man being attacked by a mob of black-clad masked protesters