Police in Hong Kong made 300 arrests and fire pepper-spray balls at crowds of protesters on September 6.

Footage shows demonstrators running from police forces as they attempt to disperse the protest.

Protesters had gathered on Fife Street to rally against the government's decision to delay legislative elections by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Police in Hong Kong have fired pepper-spray balls at crowds protesting against a government decision to delay legislative elections in the territory.

Nearly 300 people were arrested at Sunday's unauthorised demonstration.

The elections had been due on 6 September, but the government postponed them by a year saying it was necessary amid a rise in coronavirus infections.

The opposition is accusing the government of using the pandemic as a pretext to stop people from voting.