Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Hong Kong on Wednesday to protest against a proposed extradition law that many fear could encroach on the city's autonomy and judicial independence, and enable Chinese authorities to use to crack down on pro-democracy activists and others critical of Beijing. Police fired tear gas on protesters and also used rubber bullets, bean bags, pepper spray and other methods to thwart the demonstrators. Here are photos from this week's protest captured by Kyodo News photographers. The authorities remained on high alert on Thursday, with a larg…READ FULL ARTICLE