Hong Kong’s central bar district returned to relative normalcy over the weekend, with crowds of revelers taking advantage of eased social distancing rules even as fresh pro-democracy protests flared across the city.
While police largely left the packed bars alone, when it came to activists, they aggressively enforced a coronavirus-related restriction on gatherings of more than eight people, arresting more than 200 people on Sunday alone.
Pro-democracy lawmakers said it was increasingly clear that police have a double standard when it comes to enforcing the ban on large gatherings and are using the remaining distancing restrictions to try to prevent the return of anti-government demonstrations, while largely allowing other groups to gather with impunity.
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