The Hong Kong police are firing live rounds at the protesters, and at least one protester has been shot. The police are escalating their response, but the paramilitary police arm of the PLA has not been deployed...yet. The ultimate crackdown has not begun. Will the protesters back down now that they risk being shot for real? They haven't so far. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3031044/chaos-expected-across-hong-kong-anti-government-protesters #news #protests #HongKong #China #Beijing