A protester in Hong Kong was filmed on Wednesday (August 14) using a steel bowl to neutralise a tear gas canister.

A young man in a black shirt can be seen in the video standing on an upside-down bowl with the gas canister beneath it.

Another clip filmed by the same person, showed local residents arguing with armed police who were blocking a road in the Sham Shui Po area of Hong Kong.

A police officer can be heard saying: "Walk away! It is dangerous!"

A protester replies: "I need to go back home. I live on the opposite road. Shall I sleep on the street, sir? Where can I go? My house is on the opposite road, around 30-metre away from here."

The police officer responds: "Wait a while."

Then the angry local resident says: "A while? But do not ask me to walk to that side! Where shall I walk to? Give me a location. How many metres away?"

The police officer replies saying: "Do not trick us! Shut up!"

Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Police fired tear gas at 21:45 Aug 14 and protestors has developed new tactics to put canisters off by covering it in dishes and step on it

Police moved into empty streets and raised black flag for tear gas. Resident said he lives in next block and wanting to go home and nowhere to go