HIGHLIGHTS-Hong Kong citywide protests spread <!-- no image --> <div>Anti-government protesters paralysed parts of Hong Kong for a fourth day on Thursday, forcing schools to close and blocking highways and other transport to disrupt the financial hub amid a marked escalation of violence.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=jY7Kx2u-RYM:WjCjvHu7M_o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=jY7Kx2u-RYM:WjCjvHu7M_o:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=jY7Kx2u-RYM:WjCjvHu7M_o:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=jY7Kx2u-RYM:WjCjvHu7M_o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=jY7Kx2u-RYM:WjCjvHu7M_o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/jY7Kx2u-RYM" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters