Hong Kong on edge as protests banned on China's National Day

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TAKESHI KIHARA and TSUKASA HADANO, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG/BEIJING -- Authorities in Hong Kong will not permit organizers to hold a rally Tuesday while the mainland celebrates National Day, stoking fears of further confrontations between police and protesters.

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