
Protesters in Hong Kong have used slingshots to hurl rocks and thrown bricks at a police station in the city during another day of demonstrations.

Officers also fired multiple rounds of tear gas to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters today and Beijing said it would not let the situation persist.

The Chinese-controlled city has been rocked by months of protests against a proposed bill to allow people to be extradited to stand trial in mainland China.

Adding to the tensions, a general strike aimed at bringing the city to a halt is planned for tomorrow and hundreds of the people marching today were heard calling for this to happen.

After the peaceful demonstrations finished earlier on Sunday, protesters blocked roads in the town of Tseung Kwan O in the New Territories, set up barricades and hurled hard objects including bricks at a police station.

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Protesters dressed in black used slingshots to aim at police during another night of protests in Hong Kong tonight. Pictured is a demonstrator in Causeway Bay

This afternoon dozens of people fired bricks from a slingshot at the Tseung Kwan O Police Station, pictured, during a rally

People also used bricks to launch at the Tseung Kwan O Police Station this afternoon. Protesters are also gearing up for a a strike aimed at bringing the city to a halt tomorrow

Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters after a separate rally in the island's Western district where thousands of people gathered to urge authorities to listen to public demands.

Protesters had begun a march towards China's Liaison Office which has been a flashpoint at previous protests.

Late on Sunday, hundreds of masked protesters blocked major roads, spray painted traffic lights, started fires and prevented transport from entering the Cross-Harbour Tunnel linking Hong Kong island and the Kowloon peninsula.

'We sprayed the traffic light because we don't want traffic to work tomorrow and we don't want citizens to go to work,' said one protester who was dressed from head to toe in black.

Riot police confronted the protesters, who have adopted flash tactics, shifting quickly from place to place to evade capture and using online platforms such as Telegram to direct hundreds of people.

The government said late on Sunday that 'blatant violation of law, wanton destruction of public peace and violent attacks on the police' harm Hong Kong's society and economic livelihood.

A woman dressed all in black was seen throwing a brick at the police station this afternoon. Police later fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters after a separate rally in the island's Western district

A lone priest stood in front of a row of riot police during the protests in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong, today, as thousands more people took to the streets in another night of demonstrations

The priest calmly walked towards the row of police during the nighttime protests which have now spanned several weeks

A stoic priest who stared down a row of riot police was one of the many on the streets today. Pictures from the demonstrations in Kennedy Town showed the lone man dressed in white as he walked and then stopped to look at the dozens of officers behind barriers.

Police also fired tear gas in the shopping area of Causeway Bay to dispel protesters, forcing stores and popular shopping malls including Times Square to close early.

Police said the protesters were 'participating in an unauthorized assembly', similar to Saturday when they fired multiple tear gas rounds in confrontations with black-clad activists in the Kowloon area.

During the night, protesters split into several different directions to disrupt transport networks. Police said they were 'seriously paralyzing traffic and affecting emergency services' and warned them to stop immediately.

The leaderless nature of the protests has seen participants adopt a strategy called 'be water', inspired by a maxim of the city's home-grown martial arts legend, Bruce Lee, that encourages them to be flexible or formless.

Thousands of people took to the streets in the Tseung Kwan O district of Hong Kong, pictured, today holding umbrellas to protest against a proposed bill to allow people to be extradited to stand trial in mainland China

People held colourful banners and leaflets as they joined the peaceful rally today, pictured, in the Tseung Kwan O district

Last night police fired tear gas, pictured outside of a police station in the Wong Tai Sin district of Hong Kong, at protesters

Police said in a statement early on Sunday that they had arrested more than 20 people for offences overnight including unlawful assembly and assault.

Today thousands of demonstrators marched peacefully in the town of Tseung Kwan O in the New Territories brandishing colourful banners and leaflets.

Dressed in black the protesters cheered as they called for a mass strike across Hong Kong on Monday. Since Occupy Central protests in 2014, umbrellas have been a prime symbol of the city's pro-democracy movements

They're trying to tell the government to withdraw the extradition bill and to police to stop the investigations and the violence, said Gabriel Lee, a 21-year-old technology student.

Lee said what made him most angry was that the government was not responding to any of the protesters' demands or examining the police violence.

Protesters on Saturday set fires in the streets, outside a police station and in rubbish bins, and blocked the entrance to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, cutting a major artery linking Hong Kong island and the Kowloon peninsula.

Officials said they arrested more than 20 people for offences overnight including unlawful assembly and assault. Pictured is one protester in the midst of tear gas during a confrontation with police last night

Protesters wore black and held umbrellas during the overnight clashes. Pictured are demonstrators in the Tsim Sha Tsui district. They have also called for a mass strike across Hong Kong tomorrow

The protests have become the most serious political crisis in Hong Kong since it returned to Chinese rule 22 years and the biggest popular challenge to Chinese leader Xi Jinping since he took office in 2012. Pictured are police last night

Demonstrators threw cardboard onto a fire during protests in Hong Kong last night. They also blocked the entrance to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, cutting a major artery linking Hong Kong island and the Kowloon peninsula

Smoke filled the streets during the protests, which have been going on for months, last night. Weeks of demonstrations are taking a growing toll on the city's economy, as local shoppers and tourists are avoiding some shopping areas

Major shops in the popular tourist and commercial area Nathan Road, normally packed on a Saturday, were shuttered including 7-11 convenience stores, jewellery chain Chow Tai Fook and watch brands Rolex and Tudor.

What started as an angry response to the now suspended extradition bill, has expanded to demands for greater democracy and the resignation of leader Carrie Lam.

The protests have become the most serious political crisis in Hong Kong since it returned to Chinese rule 22 years ago after being governed by Britain.

Thousands of civil servants joined in the anti-government protests on Friday for the first time since they started in June, defying a warning from authorities to remain politically neutral.

Riot police are pictured firing tear gas in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong last night on another night of demonstrations

Protesters attended a rally in the western district of Hong Kong today, pictured, and displayed a large banner on the floor

On Sunday anti-extradition bill protesters, pictured, gathered during the rally in Tseung Kwan O district, Hong Kong

Dressed in black, with some wearing masks and carrying umbrellas, the protesters cheered during a rally in the Tseung Kwan O district as they called for a mass strike across Hong Kong on Monday

The protests also mark the biggest popular challenge to Chinese leader Xi Jinping since he took office in 2012.

China's official news agency Xinhua wrote on Sunday that the 'central government will not sit idly by and let this situation continue. We firmly believe that Hong Kong will be able to overcome the difficulties and challenges ahead. '

Hong Kong has been allowed to retain extensive freedoms, such as an independent judiciary but many residents see the extradition bill as the latest step in a relentless march toward mainland control.

Months of demonstrations are taking a growing toll on the city's economy, as local shoppers and tourists avoid parts of one of the world's most famous shopping destinations.

Matthew Wang, a 22-year-old marketing executive for a multinational corporation, said that the government was 'encouraging people to become more radical to affect decision making because they are not addressing any of the demands.'

A second march today will try to end in a park near the Liaison Office, the department that represents China's central government in Hong Kong.

Other people held placards in front of their faces as they marched in the Tseung Kwan O district. Gabriel Lee marched today and said what made him most angry was that the government was not responding to any of the protesters' demands

Protesters were seen pushing steel barricades which they took out from the roadside to block the street outside the Po Lam MTR station during the anti-extradition bill protest today

A second march today is planned to end near the Liaison Office, the department that represents China's central government in Hong Kong. Pictured are protesters in front on a huge banner at the rally in Tseung Kwan O district

China's official news agency Xinhua wrote today that the 'central government will not sit idly by and let this situation continue.' Pictured is a protester wearing an 'I love HK' cap at a rally in Hong Kong today

Two weeks ago, the office was pelted with eggs and paint in a move that infuriated Beijing and sparked the rapidly escalating warnings from the mainland.

The last fortnight has seen a surge in violence on both sides with police repeatedly firing rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse increasingly hostile projectile-throwing crowds.

A group of government supporters also attacked demonstrators, putting 45 people in hospital, with many accusing the police of being too slow to respond.

In Tsim Sha Tsui, masked demonstrators smashed the windows of cars in a police parking lot and used a large slingshot to launch bricks at the building.

Others put up barricades on busy shopping thoroughfares and temporarily blockaded a cross-harbour tunnel.

A protester dressed in black throws bricks at the Tseung Kwan O police station in Hong Kong after the rally earlier today

Police directed people away from the China Liaison Office, the department that represents China's central government in Hong Kong, during the protesting in the Western district today

Dozens of bricks were left on the ground after protesters threw them at the Tseung Kwan O police station this afternoon