Hong Kong protests: police draw on past ‘mistakes’ to break up gatherings early with quick-fire arrests

Attempts by anti-government protesters to stage large-scale demonstrations in Hong Kong against two controversial proposed laws were foiled on Wednesday by officers making swift arrests under a more robust strategy refined from lessons learned during last year’s unrest, according to police.Many of the more than 360 arrested were caught even before protests had started against Beijing’s planned national security law for Hong Kong and the national anthem bill, which local lawmakers were debating…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3086403/hong-kong-protests-police-draw-past-mistakes-break