The police action was connected to unauthorized assemblies on Aug. 18, Oct. 1 and 20 in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon last year, Superintendent Lam Wing-ho said at a briefing on Saturday.
Sporting their movement's trademark black clothing and face masks, rally participants packed into Chater Garden, not far from the city's Legislative Council building.
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The protests have evolved over the months into a broad pro-democracy campaign, with demands for universal suffrage and an independent inquiry into complaints of police brutality
The announcement came after Xi in his New Year's address expressed concern over the situation in Hong Kong where the locals carried out pro-democracy protests
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Sales fell 23.6% from a year earlier to HK$30 billion ($3.85 billion), government data showed on Friday
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Hong Kong has been battered by nearly seven months of unrest, which was sparked by a proposal to allow extraditions to mainland China but morphed into a larger revolt
The protests began in June over a proposed law that would have allowed extraditions to China, but have since adopted demands for universal suffrage and an investigation into alleged police brutality
Protesters spent the afternoon on Thursday marching through multiple malls chanting anti-government and anti-police slogans
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Police used pepper spray and tear gas as activists held small flashmob protests in malls and multiple districts across the city
The two leaders also discussed North Korea and the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula
Pro-Uighur chants and flags have become commonplace in Hong Kong's marches but Sunday's rally was the first to be specifically dedicated to Uighurs.
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Police also said they received reports that five people threw petrol bombs at a Japanese restaurant on the street level of a shopping mall in Cheung Sha Wan