Hong Kong Police Fire Pepper Balls at Protesters Who Are Opposing Election Delay, New Law

The Hong Kong police fired rounds of pepper balls at protesters on Sunday arrested around 300 after the demonstrators took to the streets to oppose the delay of the legislative elections and a new national security law imposed by China. The leader of Hong Kong Carrie Lam delayed the September 6 election for the seats in the financial hub of Asia’s Legislative Council for a year in July due to the spike in coronavirus or COVID-19 cases. The move had a blow to the pro-democracy opposition that hoped for a win with a historic majority in the Council, where only…