A Cathay Pacific pilot, two gym owners, a teacher and a 16-year-old girl were among those who appeared before a Hong Kong court yesterday accused of rioting during anti-government demonstrations at the weekend.
The court appearances come a day after violence erupted outside two police stations in the territory when officials revealed they had charged 44 people over the protests, further raising tension in Hong Kong’s worst political crisis in decades.
While most of those who were charged with rioting were students, the variety of professions involved in the protests shows how many middle-class Hong Kong residents are also participating in the demonstrations.
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