Hong Kong's leaderless protest movement put to the test with arrest of prominent activists
by Ryan Ho Kilpatrick and David Pierson, Los Angeles Times
Aug 30, 2019
3 minutes
HONG KONG - The protests that have convulsed this city for nearly three months have lacked any clear leadership in a bid to sustain momentum should any of its organizers be threatened with jail.
That will now be put to the test after authorities in Hong Kong detained several prominent democracy activists, including Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow, in an escalation of hardline tactics aimed at quelling unrest viewed as an affront to Beijing's authority.
The arrests come as tensions in the city
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