Hong Kong protesters in UK say they face pro-Beijing intimidation

Police have had to intervene and separate groups at events in university cities

Supporters of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests say they are being intimidated and harassed by pro-Beijing Chinese students and others at their events around the UK, forcing police to step in to separate them from counter-demonstrations.

Below-the-radar tensions have boiled over into incidents that include the arrest of a 19-year-old Chinese student after bottles were thrown at a Sheffield event, while police and university security have intervened in other town centres and campuses.