British police are investigating the apparent assault of a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester, who was video taped being beaten by several men after being dragged inside the grounds of the Chinese consulate in Manchester during a demonstration against President Xi Jinping on Sunday.

Video footage showed a man being hauled through a gate into the consular grounds, where he was kicked and punched by five men as he lay on the ground.

Police at the scene eventually stepped through the gate and pulled the man out.

Sunday's protest took place on the first day of the twice-a-decade congress of China's ruling Communist Party in Beijing, during which Xi is widely expected to secure a third leadership term.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters in Beijing on Monday that he wasn't aware of the situation, but said that Chinese embassy and consulate members in the U.K. always act in accordance with international diplomatic agreements.

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