![]() After issuing warnings, the police fired several rounds of tear gas, which caused the crowd to disperse. The South China Morning Post reported that police retaliated after protestors refused to stop aiming laser pointers at the station building. Some of protestors’ hell money featured images of Beijing-backed Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuetngor and former Chinese Premier Li Peng, infamous for his role in the Tiananmen Square massacre. ![]() On August 14, police fired tear gas at demonstrators who had gathered outside a police station in observation of the annual Hungry Ghost Festival, a tradition with Buddhist and Taoist origins that honors ancestors by burning incense, hell money (a special currency used as an offering also known as “ghost money” or “joss paper”), and papier-mâché versions of material objects. ![]() The unrest began as a series of protests against a controversial extradition bill that would have allowed a person arrested in Hong Kong to face trial elsewhere, including mainland China, and has escalated into widespread demonstrations against the Chinese government that have included violent clashes with the Hong Kong police. No end is in sight for the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Protests Continue at Hungry Ghost Festival ![]() Here’s a selection of some happenings-fleeting or otherwise-in the Buddhist world this week. Nothing is permanent, so everything is precious.
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