Hong Kong clashes kick-start plans by pro-democracy activists to blockade city

Tens of thousands join mass civil disobedience over voting rights following violent clashes between police and students Hong Kong activists have kicked off a mass civil disobedience campaign over voting rights early, after tens of thousands of students and sympathisers pre-empted them with protests at government buildings on Saturday. Clashes with police and the arrest of several student leaders had brought supporters onto the streets after around 150 demonstrators broke through police lines and...