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Protesters set Christmas tree on fire at a Hong Kong luxury mall

Protesters smash windows and set fires in the shopping mall, including to a Christmas tree

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Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor
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A man reacts as he tries to extinguish a burning Christmas tree at Festival Walk mall in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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A protester runs next to a burning Christmas tree at Festival Walk mall in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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Protesters run next to a burning Christmas tree at Festival Walk mall in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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Protesters are seen at Festival Walk mall in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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A man reacts as he tries to extinguish a burning Christmas tree at Festival Walk mall in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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A protester is seen through broken glass after protesters vandalized Festival Walk mall in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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A protester is seen next to a burning Christmas tree at Festival Walk mall in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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A protesters is seen at Festival Walk mall in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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A man tries to extinguish a burning Christmas tree at Festival Walk mall in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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Protesters are seen at Festival Walk mall in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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