Hong Kong protesters attacking tourists are worse than gangsters

Responding to an online call, protesters assembled in some streets in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and harassed, even attacked, shoppers they thought were mainland tourists. Comments:

For several weekends, some people have been disrupting social order claiming they are battling smuggling. With their faces masked, they have attacked seniors, surrounded women and frightened children; they are worse than gangsters. They will receive deserved punishment.

Jing Wong, Hong Kong-based film director, via Sina micro blog, March 9