Calm has returned to Mong Kok after a night of rioting on Monday. The food night market opened as normal on Tuesday and the arrested protester, whose bloody picture was widely spread online, has not died, contrary to rumors.

Violence erupted when police officers attempted to clear hawkers from the street during the Lunar New Year celebrations. Protesters, reporters and police officers were involved in the resulting fiasco that left more than 120 people injured and 61 arrested.

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Street hawkers often appear in Mong Kok during the Lunar New Year holidays since a majority of the restaurants on the street remain closed.

Street hawkers have since returned to the market to resume business following Monday's incident with the police. Most of them have apparently not let the clash stop them from doing what has been a custom for decades.  Some admitted that business was not quite good on Tuesday night. Media coverage of the Mong Kok incident has left many wary of going to the night market.

Many people from Hong Kong consider it a tradition to visit the annual food night market during the Lunar New Year. This year, Mong Kok is only one of the few places left with the night food market.

Meanwhile, the sister of the arrested protester has clarified that her brother has not died, contrary to reports. Based on a photo from local newspapers Apple Daily and Ming Pao, it was widely rumoured online that a female protester was hospitalized and died after being beaten by the police.

However, in truth, the protester was male and his elder sister told Hong Kong Free Press that the rumour is baseless. Din Meimei Chan, the sister of the protester, said that she saw her brother on Tuesday at the emergency room of Kwong Wah Hosptial. She said her brother was in stable condition and could already stand on his feet and move normally.

Her brother is, however, still in police custody and she was prevented from talking to him, Chan said.

TagsMong Kok, street hawkers, Chinese New Year, Hong Kong, Chinese New Year 2016, Chinese New Year in Hong Kong, Kwong Wah Hosptial