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On Tuesday, thousands of protesters flooded the Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district and clashed with the police, who fired pepper spray and tear gas.

The police said some protesters had built barricades, vandalized stores and set fire to the entrance of a subway station. One clash took place outside one of Hong Kong’s most expensive hotels, the Peninsula.

For six months, protesters have staged regular demonstrations, sometimes violent, over concerns that China’s central government is increasing its control over the semiautonomous territory. They have called for expanded elections, amnesty for arrested demonstrators and an investigation into the police’s use of force.

“I have especially come out to stand with our young protesters,” said Alan Ming, 61, a retired factory owner. “I have never felt more upset on a Christmas Eve. I feel heavy-hearted.”