Hong Kong Faces Arrests, Confusion, Despair After China Shock

  • Police clash with protesters, arrest 10 under security law
  • Chinese official calls new measure a ‘sword of Damocles’
A riot police officer points a tear gas rifle towards demonstrators in Hong Kong, on July 1.Photographer: Roy Liu/Bloomberg
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Hong Kong faced a new reality on Wednesday as China began enforcing a sweeping security law that could reshape the financial hub’s character 23 years after Beijing took control of the former British colony.