This was the shocking scene in Hong Kong's Mongkok on May 27 as a young journalist, Victor Tong, was shoved to the ground by police officers sending his camera flying.<br /><br />GoPro footage from Tong's helmet shows him fall to the ground then after being helped up by bystanders he is immediately subject to nearly point-blank range pepper spray.<br /><br />Hong Kong police officers continue to attempt members of the demonstration as well as the press while brandishing shields and batons.<br /><br />Tong explained: "The police are[sic] retreating after arresting more than 50 near Langham Place. <br /><br />"During that, riot police tried to arrest a man chanting slogans. <br /><br />"He didn't ask the press to clear a way for him beforehand. <br /><br />"He then pushed the journalist (me) onto the ground, who was in his way at that time. <br /><br />"This is the first-hand footage taken by the GoPro on my helmet. <br /><br />"Instead of providing assistance, other officers deployed pepper spray on me and other citizens next to me who helped me up."<br /><br />Protests and unrest have returned to Hong Kong after a brief hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic after China passed a bill to tighten its grip on the autonomous region.
