Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannon to halt protest as China National Day nears

By Jessie Pang and Donny Kwok HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday to disperse anti-government protesters who threw rocks, broke government office windows and blocked a key road near the local headquarters of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA). A series of protests for and against the city's Communist Party rulers in Beijing is planned ahead of the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic on Tuesday, including at the consulate of former colonial power Britain.

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