Sunday will mark the return of mass protests organized by the Civil Human Rights Front
US State Department said it was "deeply concerned" by the apparent troop movements
Chinese state media have said only the exercises had been planned before and were not directly related to the unrest
China struggles with its own regional 'special status' issue
The statement walked back a previous announcement that said all departing flights had been cancelled
The Hong Kong Airport on Monday cancelled flights after protesters stormed in the arrival halls wearing eye patches and bandages opposing a bill that allows extraditions to mainland China
Protesters hurled bricks at officers and ignored warnings to leave the Sham Shui Po area before tear gas was deployed, police said, calling the march an "unauthorized assembly."
'Versace reiterates that we love China deeply, and resolutely respect China's territory and national sovereignty,' the company said in a statement
The protest movement has put a lot of thought into enabling anonymity. Remaining deliberately leaderless and faceless has prevented shutdown by selective arrests of organisers
On Thursday, China demanded that US diplomats based in Hong Kong 'stop interfering' in the city's affairs
Hong Kong's protests against the mainland government's increasing reach are emerging as bigger, more frequent and more violent than previous pro-democracy movements
On Saturday, thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in Kowloon, where police used tear gas to try to disperse crowds and re-open blocked roads
Hundreds of marchers held posters with an illustration of protesters in hard hats tending to a young child, with the words 'protect the future'
They also urged the secretaries to push back "against the Hong Kong and Chinese governments' efforts to characterise the demonstrations as 'riots'
The announcement that 44 people had been charged with rioting -- an offence that carries a jail term of up to 10 years -- immediately triggered another round of clashes between police and protesters
Police have given permission for a static protest in a park but have banned a proposed march through the city, ratcheting up the likelihood of renewed clashes.
Protesters swarm across Hong Kong's financial centre to vent their frustration and anger at controversial bill.
Public anger has been raging since last Sunday when a gang of men in white t-shirts, armed with poles and batons, set upon anti-government protesters and bystanders in Yuen Long station
Hong Kong residents have been protesting for more than a month, calling for democratic reforms and the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill in the Chinese territory
Clashes broke out as police attempted to clear the remnants of the latest mass rally against the government and its now-suspended effort to allow extraditions to mainland China