it could be closed for weeks. all the result of protesters accusing businesses being in support of beijing. outside of one of the malls there was a heated political argument that happened, between someone that supported the mainland and pro-democracy activists, including a lawmaker. the pro-china man is accused of pulling out a knife and stabbing four people and also biting off the ear of one of the lawmakers before a crowd beat him bloody. video showed him lying on the ground. he's in the hospital, along with everyone else affected by this attack. on saturday, even though we only saw thousands of people out on the streets, not tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands, the violence that ensued went on for hours. public transportation was suspended or shut down altogether, here on hong kong island, or across the harbor,