HONG Kong: Chinese state media released footage Thursday of around 100 military tanks, armored personnel carriers (APCs) and hundreds of soldiers moving into Hong Kong for what they call a routine rotation amid fears that the army will intervene in ongoing pro-democracy protests.

Armored carriers, trucks and a patrol boat were shown crossing the border from neighboring Shenzhen City into Hong Kong for the 22nd rotation of the People’s Liberation Army’s Hong Kong garrison, Xinhua state news agency reported.

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