Watch: Hong Kong protesters block cross-harbour tunnel in Hung Hom

Hong Kong protesters have blocked the cross-harbour tunnel in Hung Hom as protesters continued into another week paralyzing the region. Cross-harbour tunnel is an important pathway connecting Hong Kong to the Hong Kong island.

Here is a video tweeted by a person purportedly living in Hong Kong. Similar videos and photos are being tweeted by dozens of other people.

Protesters crossing the road and stopping traffic at Hung Hom 18:30#antiELAB #HongKong #HongKongProtest pic.twitter.com/hDpxUkLHoE

— LostDutch (@lostdutchhk) August 3, 2019

Hong Kong has been hit by seven weeks of mass protest rallies -- some of which have ended in violence -- triggered by a controversial bill which would have allowed extraditions to mainland China.

They have evolved into calls for wider democratic reforms and a halt to sliding freedoms in the most significant challenge to Beijing's rule since the city's 1997 handover. Recent weeks have seen a dramatic surge in the level of violence used by both protesters and police who have repeatedly fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse projectile-throwing crowds.