I will refrain from commenting on politics (don't have the time to contribute) but must say that I found both sides are incredibly biased against each other.
[1]: https://s.weibo.com/weibo?q=%23%E6%88%91%E4%B9%9F%E6%94%AF%E...
It is wrong to do this to anyone and the protestor organized an apology session in HK airport the next day.[3]
[1]: (if you read chinese) http://cablenews.i-cable.com/ci/videopage/news/554875/%E5%8D... [2]: https://www.facebook.com/HKJA.official/posts/101572528984603... [3]: https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/order-returns-hong...
[4]: https://weibo.com/1989660417/I2cCLyIGC?refer_flag=1001030103...
Presumably you think the same thing about the behaviour of the police. But they are lacking even an apology.
Given there's a history of the government using provocateurs. I'd take that with a grain of salt.
In a strange time we live in, a red guard journalist gets a struggle session from pro-democracy activists in China's most freewheeling city