<span style="color: #222222;">In Hong Kong, anti-government protesters paralysed parts of the city for a fourth day today.<br />'' <br />'' The protests forced school closures and blocking highways and other transport links to disrupt the financial hub amid a marked escalation of violence.<br />'' <br />'' Black-clad anti-government protesters and university students maintained their blockades of major roads, including the entrance to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel that links Hong Kong island to the Kowloon area. Police fired tear gas near the tunnel early today to try to clear the protesters.<br />'' <br />'' Demonstrators are angry about what they see as police brutality and meddling by China. Beijing denies interfering and has blamed Britain and the United States, for stirring up trouble.</span>