Pomp and ceremony in Beijing could be overshadowed by unrest that has roiled Hong Kong for 17 weeks
Verna Yu reports in Hong Kong:
As the flag raising ceremony started at 8am local time, a dozen protesters staged a demonstration in Wanchai in the presence of riot police.
#LIVE: Two water cannon trucks are stationed at Expo Drive inside the complex of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, where the flag-raising ceremony was held this morning. https://t.co/xuXC1wlVTK #hongkongprotests pic.twitter.com/LkDPxta45d
In Hong Kong, protests have already begun.
As celebrations start in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China, pro-democracy protesters begin to rally in Hong Kong. By 8am pepper-spray was already being used.
Local officials have had to move a flag-raising ceremony behind closed doors pic.twitter.com/p3oK6UjmVq
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