British Hong Kongers took to the streets in response to an incident last week that took place outside the Chinese Consulate in Manchester. Pro-democracy protester Bob Chan was reportedly dragged into the grounds and beaten (October 23) after staff emerged from the building, grabbed posters demonstrators had placed outside the gate and a commotion broke out.

Hundreds moved off from Whitehall, being led by protesters holding a sign saying: 'Deport CCP officials who attacked innocent Bob Chan', while others carried Hong Kong independence, colonial-era and Turkestan Uyghur flags.

After being delayed by torrential rain, protesters regrouped outside the Chinese Embassy to chant slogans and point lasers into windows and onto the CCTV cameras - a feature of some Hong Kong anti-government protests, designed to confuse police.