China orders 150,000 anti-riot officers near Hong Kong to get ready for action

A Chinese province which borders Hong Kong has ordered 150,000 police officers to step up their effort in anti-riot campaigns in a warning to anti-government protesters in the financial hub.

The police authority of Guangdong Province in southern China urged the land, naval and air forces across the region to conduct more drills to improve their combat capabilities ahead of the country's National Day on October 1. 

Hong Kong has been rocked by more than 100 days of street protests which call for democratic reforms. 

The country's ruling Communist Party will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of its regime in less than two weeks time, and the ongoing pro-democracy unrest is one of the most sensitive and critical issues it faces.