Christmas Eve chaos in Hong Kong sparked by fight over donations

Fresh unrest follows arrests at crowdfunding platform for protesters

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Riot police walk a shopping mall in Hong Kong on Dec. 24 as unrest returned to the city on Christmas Eve. © AP

TAKESHI KIHARA, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- Police and demonstrators clashed at shopping malls here on Christmas Eve after authorities froze millions of dollars donated to support pro-democracy protesters.

Black-clad activists gathered at malls across Hong Kong on Tuesday, singing protest songs in front of shops considered friendly to mainland China.

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